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.

Stowe

Major Settlement in the Parish of Stowe

Historical Forms

  • Stou 1086 DB
  • Stowa 1255 For

Etymology

v. stow . Perhaps originally named after some saint, whose name was later dropped. Cf. Stow-on-the-Wold, earlier Stow St Edward's.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site