Long Stow
Major Settlement in the Parish of Stow
Historical Forms
- Estou, Estove 1086 InqEl c.1180
- Stowe 1219 FF
- Oueristowe 1248 FF
- Longestowe 1286 1327 Cl
- Ourestowe 1286 Ass
- Langestowe 1344 Fine
Etymology
v. stow . We have no knowledge of the sense in which the term was used in this particular case. Long probably because the village is somewhat long and straggling, Over because it is on some of the highest ground in the neighbourhood.