Stisted
Major Settlement in the Parish of Stisted
Historical Forms
- Stisted(e) 1046 ASWills 12th c.1055 14th ib
- Stistude 1272 Ass
- Stistode 1312 Pap
- Stistyde 1476 IpmR
- Stysted 1256,1261 FF
- Stiestedā 1086 DB c.1158 Delisle 1185 P 1323 For
- Stiestede 1185 RotDom
- Styestede 1318 Pat
- Stidsted(e) 1198,1204 FF
- Stithstede 1298 ChancW
- Sthytstede 1318 Pat
- Tidsted' 1204 Cur
- Estisted 1269 Ch
Etymology
The first element may be either the OE adj. stið , 'stiff,' applied to the soil of this stede, which is loam and clay overlying clay, or it may be the noun stiðe , 'lamb's cress' or 'nettle,' from the plentifulness of the plant. Cf. stede infra 590 and stiþeleighe (BCS 768).