Long Stowe
Major Settlement in the Parish of Long Stowe
Historical Forms
- Stou 1086 DB
- Stowea 1200 Cur
- Stowe 1204 FF 1428 FA
- Stowe juxta Brunne 1271 FF
- Stowe cum Hattele 1279 RH
- Stowe Wid, Stowe Wythe c.1350 Rams
- Stouwe 1346 FA
- Lungestowe 1268 Ass
- Longa Stowe 1271 FF
- Longstowe 1272 Ass
- Longstowe juxta Caxton 1391 FF
- Langestowe by Brunne 1316 Pat
Etymology
'Place, site,' v. stōw . Wid , Wythe possibly from Wido de Auco or Guido de Stowe who held land in Stowe in 1130 and 1189 respectively (Rams ii, 261, iii, 48). “Called soe (i.e. Long ) in respecte of ye length and to distinguishe from other townes of ye name in this country” (c. 1640Layer ).