Staverton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Staverton
Historical Forms
- Staruenton 1086 DB
- Stawerton 1249 Cl
- Stauerton(a), Staverton(a) e.13 WinchLB 1248 Ass 1250 Cl 1255 FF 1287 Ass 1560 FF
- Star(e)ton 1555,1610,1611 FF
Etymology
'Farm made of or marked by stakes', v. stæfer , tūn , cf. Stareton (Wa 184); the DB form suggests the adj. *stæfren 'made of stakes' (Ekwall).