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Survey of English Place-Names

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Stopsleyholes

Early-attested site in the Parish of King's and St Paul's Walden

Historical Forms

  • Stopsley in Kings Walden 1687 MarLic
  • Stopsley Hole c.1750 Add
  • Stopesleye 1294 SR
  • Stoppesley 1307 ib

Etymology

Stopsleyholes (6″) is Stopsley in Kings Walden 1687 MarLic, Stopsley Hole c. 1750Add and is to be associated with the family of Amice de Stopesleye (1294SR ) and Adam de Stoppesley (1307 ib.). The name must be manorial in origin, the family having come from the neighbouring Bedfordshire parish of Stopsley.The farm lies in a hollow.