Stanford Dingley
Major Settlement in the Parish of Stanford Dingley
Historical Forms
- Stanworde 1086 DB
- Stanford' Willelmi 1220 Fees
- Stanford' 1235–6 ib
- Staunford' 1241 Ass
- Stamford' Cancelar' 1242–3 Fees
- Staunford', Stamford' iuxta Bradef' 1284 Ass
- Stanford 1316 FA
- Staneford Deanly 1535 VE
- Standford Dingley 1744 ArchJ
- Standford 1761 Rocque
Etymology
'Stony ford', a common name which occurs several times in this county. Here it refers to a crossing-place on the R. Pang. Robert Dyngley appears in this connection 1428 FA. Willelmi from William de Stanford, who held land here in 1224–5 (VCH iv, 111). Cancelar ' in 1242–3 is unexplained.