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.