Stone
Major Settlement in the Parish of Stone
Historical Forms
- Stanes 1086 DB c.1218 WellsL 1219 Bract c.1220 WellsR
- Staines Hyiii ADi
- Stanes juxta Ayllesbur' 1286 Orig
- Stone Eii ADiv 1324 Cl 1344 Ipm
- Stane 1320 Ch
Etymology
OE stānas , 'stones,' the reference being to some boundary or other stones, possibly those that marked the Hundred meeting-place.