English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Stoke Hammond

Major Settlement in the Parish of Stoke Hammond

Historical Forms

  • Stoches 1086 DB
  • Stokes 1185 RotDom 1198 Fines 1235 Fees462
  • Stokes Hamund 1242 Fees883
  • Stoke Hamund 1247 Ass
  • Stoke Hamond 1346 FA
  • Stokehamon 1535 VE Eliz ChancP

Etymology

v. stoc . Derives its name from Hamon son of Mainfelin, a 12th cent. descendant of the DB holder of the manor. Introd. xxvi.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site