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.

Stannel Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Chippenham

Etymology

Stannel Wood is so named c. 1825 (O.S.). Cf. Stahulla c. 1135Hosp , Stanhille 1184 ib., Stamhell a. 1387Walden . 'Stone-hill,' v. stān , hyll .