Stetchworth
Major Settlement in the Parish of Stetchworth
Historical Forms
- Steuicheswrðe c.1050 KCD907 13th
- Steuicesuuorde c.1050 LibEl 12th
- Steuechesworđe 1086 InqEl
- Steu(e)chesw(o)rth 1279 ElyM 1378 FF
- Stechysworth 1410 ElyB
- Steu(e)chw(o)rth(e) c.1060 ElyM 14th Ass 1340
- Steueg-worþe 1268 Ass
- Steuecheworđ 1086 InqEl
- Steu(e)chew(o)rde, Steu(e)chew(o)rda, Steu(e)chew(o)rthe c.1060 KCD932 12th NI 1341
- Stefecheworþe 13th Ely
- Steuekewrth 1268 Ass
- Stuuicesworde 1086 DB
- Sticesuuorde 1086 DB
- Stichew(o)rth, Stychew(o)rth 1268 Ass 1388 Pat
- Stiuicesuuorde 1086 DB, InqEl
- Stiuicesuuorð ib.
- Stiuechesuurda 1086 ICC
- Stiuic(h)esuuorð, Stiuic(h)esuuorda 1086 InqEl
- Stiuic(h)eswrde c.1150 HarlCh
- Stiuic(h)esworthe 1235 FF
- Stew(e)ch(e)wrda, Stew(e)ch(e)w(o)rth(e) 1216,1223 ElyM 1375,1456 ADvi,i
- Stiwechuurth 1218 SR
- Stowecheworthe 1316 FA
- Stiuechewrda, Stiuechew(u)rth, Stiuechyw(u)rth 1249 ElyM 1260 Ass
- Stekworth 1277 ElyM
- Stech(e)worde, Stech(e)worth(e) 1374 Elien 1567 Ely
- Stecheford 1510 LP
- Stachworth 1576 Saxton
Etymology
This is probably styfic -worþ , 'stump-enclosure.' Names in -worþ usually have a personal name as first element and this, perhaps, is the explanation of the forms with genitival s. Apart from this name, there seems to be no evidence for a personal name Styfic , as suggested by Skeat. For another example of worþ compounded with a descriptive element, cf. Wentworth infra 243. v. styfic , worþ .