Stewkley
Major Settlement in the Parish of Stewkley
Historical Forms
- Stivelai 1086 DB Hyi Kenil c.1230 Fines 1197
- Stiuecle(ia) c.1135 c.1230 ib
- Stiuecelea, Stiueclai 1182 P
- Stiwelai 1196 FF
- Stiuelage c.1198 Cur
- Stiuele(y) 1217 Bract 1226 WellsR 1238 Fees464
- Stiuecle 1227,1241 Ass
- Stivcleg 1235 Fees556
- Stiuekele 1242 Fees892
- Steuecle 1290 Fine, Pat
- Stieuekele 1290 Pat
- Styuecle 1338 Cl
- Stucle(y) 1394 IpmR 1446 IpmR
- Stukelee 1414 Pat 1416 IpmR
- Stukeley 1485 Ipm, BM
Etymology
'Stump-clearing' v. styfic , leah . This is the most probable explanation, but as there is some evidence for a personal name Styfic , found in Stetchworth (Skeat, PNC 27) one cannot be quite sure.