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Survey of English Place-Names

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Stonegravels

Early-attested site in the Parish of Chesterfield

Historical Forms

  • le Stongravel(i) 1310 HarlCh 1406 DbCh 1445,1471 HardCh
  • Stone Gravell 1563 Halliii
  • Stonegravell(e)s 1558 1563 Survey
  • the Stony Gravell 1561 ib
  • le Stondelf 1315 HarlCh

Etymology

Stonegravels, le Stongravel (i )1310HarlCh , 1406 DbCh, 1445, 1471HardCh , Stone Gravell 1563 Hall iii, Stonegravell (e )s 1558 ib, 1563Survey , the Stony Gravell 1561 ib. 'Stone quarry', with the second element OE  *græfel, a derivative of OE  grafan 'to dig'. An early alternative form le Stondelf 1315HarlCh is particularly noteworthy as showing the substitution of a more usual word with a similar meaning for a rare one. v. græf , -el 3 , (ge)delf.