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Survey of English Place-Names

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Stanshawe's Court

Early-attested site in the Parish of Yate

Historical Forms

  • Stansage 1220 Fees
  • Stans(c)haw(e) 1285 Ipm 1327 SR 1328 Banco
  • Stanshawes 1534 FF
  • Stanshawes or Stanchawes place 1561 Asht
  • de Stansawe 1234 Cl
  • de Stanshawe 1248 Ass 1322 Ext 1409 Ass

Etymology

Stanshawe's Court, Stansage 1220 Fees, Stans (c )haw (e )1285 Ipm, 1327SR , 1328 Banco, Stanshawes 1534FF , Stanshawes or Stanchawes place 1561Asht 3. 'Rocky wood', v. stān , sceaga . The name of the house is more directly derived from the family name de Stansawe 1234 Cl, de Stanshawe 1248Ass , 1322Ext , 1409Ass , which originated in the older p.n.