Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• (æt) Sture minster 873–888 BCS553 e11

• Sturministris c.1080 France

• Sturminstre 1086 DB

• Sturministra 1154–8 Ch 1390

• Sturminstr(i)a 1162–4 France

• Sturmin(i)str(e), Sturminister, Sturmyn(i)stre, Sturmynystre, Sturmynster 1204 ClR 1212 Fees

• Sturmen(i)str(e) 1206 P 1391 DCMDeed

• Sturmenystre 1304 Wim

• Sturmenustre 1348 Pat

• Sturmunstr(e) l13 AddCh 1332 SR 1353 AddCh 1374 Cl

• Sturmistre, Sturmystre, Sturmyster 1340 Pat 1508 AddCh

• Sturmistir 1379 Cl

• Sturmester 1512 Pars

• Sturemynstre 1286 Wim 1337 Fine 1340 Pat

• Sturmenstre 1335 Wim

• -Marescal 1268 Ass 1280 Cl

• -Mare(s)chal(l) 1284 Cl 1465 Pat

• -Marischal l13 AddCh

• -Mar(s)chal(l) 1288 Ass

• -Marescalli e14 Wim 1306 Cl

• Sturministre Mars(s)hall 1318 Pat

• -marechel, -marechal 1330 Wim

• Sturmynstre Marchel 1423 Pat

• -Marshell 1493 Ilch

• Esturmin(i)stre, Esturminstr(i)a 1152–1204 France

• Esturmilistria 1162 ib

• Esturmunstr' 1268 Ass

• Esturminstre Mareschal 1327 HarlCh 1330 Pat

• Estur(e)menistre 1266,1366 ib

• Est' ministr' 1268 Ass

• Stormen(i)str(e) 1210–12 RBE 1348 DCMDeed

• Storministr(e), Stormynstre, Stormynster 1268 Ass 1412 Cl

• Stormyster 1548 DLCt

• Storemen(i)stre 1273 Ipm 1335 Wim

• Stourmistre 1244 FF 1344

• Stourmyn(y)str(e), Stourmynster, Stourmynstyr 1280 Ass 1461 DCMDeed

• Stourmunstre 1345 Wim

• Stourmenstre 1348 Pat 1366 Cl

• Stourmyster 1475 Pat 1508 DCMDeed

• Stouremynstre 1344 Fine 1396 et freq

• Stowremynster 1514 Pars

• Stower Mister 1677 DCMCt

• Turmin(i)str', Thurmynistr' 1244 Ass

• Thurmunstr' 1269 Cl

• Stirmystermarchall 1469 Pat

• Stromynstre Marchall 1504 DLCt

• Sturmister Marshall als. Moorecourt 1678 DCMCt 1690 Drax

• East Sturminster 1774 Hutch1

• Sturministre Marescall hundred in 1307 Ipm

Etymology

'The church on R. Stour', v. mynster , RNs. infra , cf. Lytchett Minster par. supra , Sturminster Newton par. infra .The manorial affix is from the Marshals , earls of Pembroke, of whom William Marescallus or Mareschal was here in 1204 Hutch3, 1212 Fees, 1218 Pat, etc, cf. Charlton Marshall par. supra . It was also called East Sturminster 1774 Hutch1, from its situation relative to Sturminster Newton. On the AN  spellings Estur - with prosthetic e before st , -milistria with interchange of n and l , and T (h )ur - with loss of s , v. ANInfl 55, 141, 67. For Moorecourt , v. Moorcourt Fm infra . There is mention of Sturministre Marescall hundred in 1307 Ipm.