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.