English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Stapleton

Major Settlement in the Parish of Stapleton

Historical Forms

  • Stapleton 1215 ClR 1291 Abbr 1387 RBBr 1574 FF
  • Stapelton' 1221 Ass 1227 FF 1248 Ass 1275 Cl 1384 Ass
  • Stapulton 1413 MinAcct 1424 Pat 1568 Asht
  • Stapilton 1425 Pat
  • Stepulton 1443 FF

Etymology

'Farmstead by a pillar' or 'one with posts', v. stapol , tūn , cf. Staple Hill (99supra ), 2½ miles to the east.