Stantonbury
Major Settlement in the Parish of Stantonbury
Historical Forms
- Stanton(e) 1086 DB
- Staunton 1235 Fees314
- Staunton Barry 1300 Ipm
- Ston(e)- 1290 Ipm 1377 Cl 1464 Pat
Etymology
For the meaning v. stan . The form Stantonbury is a late Corruption, said to be due to the 17th cent. lord of the manor (Sir John Wittewrong) who changed the name from Barry to Bury in consequence of the unearthing of numerous human remains in the parish (VCH). The form -bury however is found as early as c. 1450 in the Lincoln Diocesan Registers.
In 1235 Radulfus Barri held a fee in Stanton, and his name is associated with the place from 1300 onwards, the form Stanton Barry being found as late as Lysons (1806), v. IPN 105.
Places in the same Parish
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