Stears
Early-attested site in the Parish of Newnham
Historical Forms
- Stavre 1086 DB
- Staur(a), Staure 1220 Fees 1221 Ass 1228–43 StPGl c.1230,1234 GlR 1248 Ass 1309 Ipm
- Stawure c.1270 For
- Staw(e)re 1287 Ass
- Staures 1421 Pat 1461–85 ECP
- Staurys 1492 GlR
- Staires 1736 GR249
- Stears 1830 M
Etymology
From OE stæfer 'post, stake', possibly one used as a landmark.The later development is paralleled by that of Clearwall (237infra ), cf. Phonol. § 8.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Aram's Fm
- Bessy's Wood
- Brightlands
- Brook Fm
- Bullo Pill
- Castle Ho
- Chark Field
- Clay Hill
- The Cliff
- Cockshoot
- Collow Pill
- The Culver Ho
- Fernbrake Ho
- Forge Grove
- Gill Birch
- Glastonbury Wood
- Hawkins Pill
- Little Bailey
- Littledean Rd
- Lumbers
- Moorland Grove, Moor Plant
- Mutloes
- Park Lands & Park Meadow
- Portlands Nab
- Stony Ditch
- Tanhouse Fm
- Underhill
- Vostell's Brook