Stanbridge
Major Settlement in the Parish of Stanbridge
Historical Forms
- Stanbru(g)g(e) 1165,1175 P 1220 LS 1242 Fees867 1276,1287 Ass 1316 FA 1326 Cl 1405 ADi
- Stanbregge 1196 FF
- Stanbrig(g)e, Stanbrygge 1202,1227,1240 Ass 1247 1284 FA 1353 Cl 1405 ADi 1489,1497 Ipm
- Staunbrig(g) 1227 Ass 1247 Ass
- Stanburgh 1227 Ass
- Stantbrig 1240 Ass
- Stanbrich 1276 Ass
- Stambrug 1292 Ipm
- Standbridge 1785 Jury
Etymology
'Stone-bridge' v. stan , brycg . The village must have taken its name from the bridge at Stanbridgeford, a good mile to the south-east.