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.

Stubshead Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Gosforth

Historical Forms

  • the land of Stubsat 1318 ADiv

Etymology

'Stubby pasture,' v. stubb , sætr .