Sticklepath
Early-attested site in the Parish of Sampford Courtenay
Historical Forms
- Stikelepethe 1280 Exon
- Stikelepathe 1292 Ipm
- Stikilpath juxta Saunford Curtenay 1309 Orig
- Stigylpath 1329 Exon
- Stikilepath 1396 Exon
Etymology
'Steep path,' v. sticol . There is a sharp ascent here over a spur of the moor.