Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Stantone (sic) 1086 DB

• Staneleg' 1253 Ch

• Stanlea 1160 P

• Stanlei(a), Stanl', Stanle, Stanleg(h), Stanley(e) 1164 P 1221 Ass 1226–8 Fees 1229 Ch 1236 Fees 1634 PR

• Stanley(a) Regis Hy3 BM 1248 Ass 1270 Episc 1684 PR

• Stanleg' Henr' 1220 Fees

• King(e)-, Kyng(e)- 1278 Abbr 1287 Rent 1328 Banco 1705 PR

• Kyngestanley(e), Kyngystanley(e), Kyngistanley(e) 1327 Ipm 1501 Ipm 1538 FF

• Standley Regis als. Kingstandley 1615 Rec

Etymology

'Stony clearing', v. stān , lēah . It is called 'King's' (Lat  regis ) to distinguish it from Leonard Stanley (201infra ), because the manor was ancient demesne of the crown, held of the king by Tovi before and after the Conquest (DB); it continued to be held of the king (1285 FA ii, 243, 1347 Ipm); Henr ' from Henry III.