English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Stockleigh Pomeroy

Major Settlement in the Parish of Stockleigh Pomeroy

Historical Forms

  • Estocheleia 1086 DB(Exon)
  • Stochelie
  • Stochelega 1187 P
  • Stokkelegh' 1242 Fees764
  • Stokelegh Pomeroy 1261 Exon

Etymology

v. the preceding parish name. Henry de Lapumrai or de la Pumerai held the manor in 1200 (Cur).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site