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.

Stowford

Early-attested site in the Parish of Wybunbury

Historical Forms

  • Stowford Farm 1831 Bry
  • de Stowhet 1260 Court
  • del Stowhet 1260 E1 AddCh
  • de Stou(e)heth 1281,1287 Court

Etymology

Stowford (110–733534) [ˈstou-], Stowford Farm 1831 Bry, may be associated with de Stowhet 1260 Court, del Stowhet 1260 ib, E1AddCh , de Stou (e )heth 1281, 1287 Court, a surname in this district. The names would be from stōw 'place of assembly', with ford 'a ford' and hǣð 'a heath'. The significance is not known.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site