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Survey of English Place-Names

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Staple Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Mangotsfield

Historical Forms

  • Staple hill 1611 Dep 1628 Inq 1670 Bledisl

Etymology

Staple Hill, Staple hill 1611Dep , 1628 Inq, 1670Bledisl 125, cf. also atte Staple 1327SR (p), atte Stapull 1413MinAcct (p), and Stapulclos 1413MinAcct . v. stapol 'post, pillar', possibly a standing- stone, hyll .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement