Stanstead Abbots
Major Settlement in the Parish of Stanstead Abbots
Historical Forms
- Stan(e)stede 1086 DB 1198 FF 1428 FA
- Stan(e)stede juxta Ware 1321 FF
- Stanstude c.1247 BM
- Stanested(e) 1261 FF 1296 BM
- Stanstede Abbots 1318–25 Ipm
Etymology
'Stony place,' v. stan , stede . The Abbot of Waltham held the manor in 1212 (Fees 123).