Stillingfleet
Major Settlement in the Parish of Stillingfleet
Historical Forms
- Steflingefled, Steflingefeld, Steflinflet 1086 DB
- Steuelingeflet 1190,1191 P
- Stiuelingflet(e), Styelingflet(e), Stivelingflet(e) 12th Selby 1231 Ass 1416 YI
- Stiuelingfleot' c.1200 For
- Stiuelingfled 1275 Ebor
- Stiuelingfeld 1303 Abbr
- Stifelingflet 1237 Ebor
- Stiueligflet 1202 FF
- Stiuellinkeflet 1231 FF
- Styvelingeflet 1285 YI
- Stelingflet(e) 1269 FF 1371 Works
- Stillingflet(e), Styllingflet(e) 1330 Ch 1568 FF
- Stilingeflet 1349 Works
- Stilyngflet(e) 1349 1358 FF 1359 Ipm
Etymology
'Stretch of the Ouse belonging to Styfela and his people,' v. ing , fleot , and cf. Stillington, PN NRY 27. The reach of the Ouse referred to is called le flet in the 13th century (Selby i, 338).