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Survey of English Place-Names

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Stydd Hall

Early-attested site in the Parish of Yeaveley

Historical Forms

  • Stede 1306 Ass 1540 AOMB 1542 Derby 1544 DbAxxvii
  • Yeveleystede 1467 IpmR
  • Styd 1503 Ipm
  • Yvelay Stydde 1535 Val
  • Stead 1590 FF
  • Styd 1610 Speed

Etymology

Stydd Hall, Stede 1306 Ass, 1540AOMB , 1542Derby , 1544 DbA xxvii, Yeveleystede 1467 IpmR, Styd 1503 Ipm, Yvelay Stydde 1535 Val, Stead 1590FF , Styd 1610 Speed. 'Religious house'; v. stede , styde . It was the site of a preceptory of the Knights Hospitallers.

Places in the same Parish