Sturden Court
Early-attested site in the Parish of Winterbourne
Historical Forms
- Sturidone 1257 Ipm 1267 FF
- Stiredone 1274 RH
- Sturdon(e) 1297,1317,1367 Ipm 1377,1410 Asht
- Sturdene 1375 Ipm
- Storden 1346 FA
- Stordone 1361 Ipm
- Scordon 1362 Orig
- Stourdon 1378 Asht 1379,1458 FF
- Stourdoun 1428 Cl
Etymology
'Hill near a stream called Stour ', v. dūn . The name refers to the hill between the Frome and Bradley Brook; the latter would be the stream formerly called Stour (cf. Atkyns 204). There is some doubt about the origin of the r.n. Stour (cf. Stour i, 11supra ).