Staden
Early-attested site in the Parish of Kingsterndale
Historical Forms
- Stafdon(a) 1101–8 RegLich a.1108 Dugd
- Stavedon, Stau(e)don Hy3 For 1278 BelCh 1285 For 1412 FF
- Stauudon 1332 Middleton
- Stanedune, Stanedon(e) 1251 DbAv 1263 Ch 1278 FF 1339 DbAxi
- Staneden 1230 P
- Stadun, Stadon 1381 SR 1397,1457 FF
- Staden 1535 Val 1577 Saxton 1582 Lanc
- Stayden 1552 Portland
- Steudon alias Staden 1559,1576 Portland
Etymology
'Hill marked by a staff or staves', v. stæf , dūn . Staden Low is the highest point in the area and perhaps the staff marked some boundary. The earliest forms show clearly that forms in -n - are errors of transcription. For the development cf. Stalybridge Ch.