Stafford Mills
Early-attested site in the Parish of Thrupp
Historical Forms
- Staford, Stoford Ric2 Rent238
- Stonford 1546 FF
Etymology
Stafford Mills, Staford , Stoford Ric 2Rent 238, Stonford 1546FF .'Stone ford', v. stān , ford . The loss of -n - before labials occurs in other p.ns. like Stafford's Bridge (32supra ), Stover (iii, 44), Stowell (182) and Stowick (iii, 138infra ); cf. Phonol. § 37 (c ) and EPN ii, 143.