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

Major Settlement in the Parish of Standon

Historical Forms

  • Standune 944–6 BCS812 c.1250
  • Standone 1086 DB
  • Standon(e) 1194 HMCix 1234 Ch 1307–14 Ipm
  • Stondon t.Hy3 BM 1440 Pat
  • Standon al. Stondon 1724 FF

Etymology

'Stony hill,' v. stan , dun .