Stanwix
Major Settlement in the Parish of Stanwix
Historical Forms
- Stanwega 1187–91 P
- Stanwegg' 1242 Pipe
- Stanwegge 1243 ib
- Stanwig' 1244 ib
- Steinweges 1195 P 1268 Cl
- Stainwegges 1197 P 1332 SR
- Stainwigges 1227 Cl
- Staynwygges 1348 Cl 1399 Ass 1412 Cl
- Staynewygges 1356 Carliol
- Stangwegg 1242 Pipe
- Stangwigges 1401 Furness
- Steyne(s)wykes, Steinwyk' 1292 Ass
- Staynewik 1300 Carliol
- Stanewykys 1535 VE
- Stanuex t.Hy8 AOMB
- Stanwix 1530 MinAcct
- Stanixe 1589 FF
- Stannikes 1600 Border
- Stanwixe beneath Carleill 1623 PR(Greystoke)
- Stanix al. Stanwigges 1628 DKRxxxix
- Standewigges al. Standewykkes 1540 Lowther
Etymology
'Stone wall(s),' v. steinn , veggr . Stanwix occupies the site of an important Roman fort at the point where Hadrian's Wall approaches the Eden. The stone walls of Congavata (v. Appendix) gave rise to the name. The linguistic history of the name was first explained by Lindkvist (88, n. 3).