Stargill
Early-attested site in the Parish of Little Clifton
Historical Forms
- Stargl' c.1230 StB
- Stargile, Stargyle 1292 Ass
- Starrgill Well 1682 Work
Etymology
'Sedge ravine,' from ME star or ON stǫrr , star -, and gil. Cf. Icelandic Starmýrardalr (Kålund ii, 261) and Starnmire supra 246.