English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Standon Friars

Early-attested site in the Parish of Standon

Historical Forms

  • Fryerys 1542 FF
  • Standen Friers t.Jas1 ECP

Etymology

Standon Friars is probably the site of the preceptory of the Knights of St John of Jerusalem (VCH iii, 356). It is called Fryerys 1542 FF, Standen Friers t. Jas 1 ECP. Cf. also Fryery croft c. 1840TA .