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Survey of English Place-Names

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Stickelewell Md

Field in the Parish of Motcombe

Historical Forms

  • 1838 TA
  • Stickle Well Meade 1609 LRMB

Etymology

Stickelewell Md(Stickle Well Meade 1609, v. well(a)'spring, stream', first el. probablysticol'steep', i.e.'with steep banks')