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Survey of English Place-Names

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Stall Moor, Stalldown Barrow

Early-attested site in the Parish of Cornwood

Historical Forms

  • Staledon 1474 Ct 1479 Rowe
  • Stallmoor 1792 Recov

Etymology

v. dun . The first element is clearly OE  steall , 'stall, stable,' possibly with some such sense as that found for stodfald (IPN 150). There are several enclosures marked on the Moor on the 6″ map.