Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Sture 1086 DB 1245 Sarum 1280 Ass

• Stures 1208 Cur 1212 Fees 1245 Sarum 1270 ChrP 1372 Ass 1288

• Estur' 1208 Cur

• Sturis 1210 P 1245 Sarum

• Stoure 1372 ChrP

• Sture(s) Paen 1242–3 Fees 1268 Ass

• Sture(s) Payn 1280 QW 1280 Ass 1288 ib

• Store Payn 1303 FA

• Stour(e) Payn, Stour(e)payn(e) 1303 ib

• Stowrepayn(e) 1394 Pat

• Stowerpayn 1548 Ct

• Stoure Ereschus 1313 FF

• Payn 1303, 1316 FA, 1327 SR

• Payn 1332 SR

Etymology

Named from R. Stour, v. RNs.infra ; for the DB identifi- cations, v. Eyton 137–8, VCHDo 3101, 114, DBGazetteer 126.The affix -paine is from the Payn family which held the manor during the 13th and 14th centuries ('Pagan son of William' 1226 FF, Bartholomew Payn 1303, 1316 FA, 1327SR , Richard Payn 1332 SR, etc). The affix -Ereschus is also manorial, from Richard Orescuilz 1210 P, Richard (de ) (H )orescuel , Richard de Oriscoill n.d. (1372) ChrP , whose family gave name to Sandford Orcas par. infra , cf. Hutch3 1312, Reaney OES 291; the form Sture Oscut (for Sture Oscul ?) 1280Ass (203 m.4d, 204 m.4d) may also belong here. There was a mill at the larger of the two manors of Sture in 1086 DB (VCHDo 3101), cf. molendinum de Stures n.d. (1372) ChrP .