Stanton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Stanton
Historical Forms
- Stanton(e), Stantona 1086 DB 12,1175–1257 WinchLB 1223 Abbr 1248 Ass 1287 1544 FF 1689 PR
- Stanton juxta Staneweye 1269 Episc
- Stawnton(a) 1183 WinchLB Hy6 AddCh 1535 VE
- Staunton(e) 1248 Ass 1285 FA 1291 Tax 1795 PR
Etymology
'Stony farmstead', v. stān , tūn . Staun - is an AN spelling.