Stanton in Peak
Major Settlement in the Parish of Stanton
Historical Forms
- Stantune 1086 DB
- Stanton(e) John DbCh Hy3,1291,1314 WollCh
- Stanton(e) in le Peake 1372 ib
- Stanton(e) by Haddon 1453 Cl
- Staunton 1202 FF
- Staunton in Peake Ed1 WollCh
- Staunton juxta Yolgreve 1328 Banco 1387 Dugd
- Staynton 1577 Saxton
Etymology
'Farm on stony ground', v. stān , tūn ; cf. Stanton, Stanton by Bridge and Stanton by Dale infra 659, 660 and 507.