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.

Stoke Gabriel

Major Settlement in the Parish of Stoke Gabriel

Historical Forms

  • Stoke 1307 Exon
  • Stokegabriel 1309 Exon
  • Gabrielstok(e) 1313 Exon 1356 Ass
  • Gabrielestoke 1372 FF
  • Stoke Sancti Gabrielis 1396,1453 Exon

Etymology

v. stoc(c). The place was distinguished from the other Devon Stokes by the dedication of the church to St Gabriel.

Places in the same Parish