Stubborn Lake
Field in the Parish of Melbury Osmond
Historical Forms
- 1838 TA
- Stupereslake 1243 HarlCh
Etymology
Stubborn Lake(Stupereslake 1243, v. lacu, first el. probably a variant of the ME occupational term/surname Stepere'one who steeps or washes flax or cloth', aderivative of ME stepe or *stupe'to steep', v. Fransson 110)