Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Stacke steade 1577 Terrier

• the stacke stede 1601 Terrier

• the stacke steade 1631 Terrier

• The Stack Stead 1662 Terrier

• y e Stack Stead 1664 Terrier

• the Stackstead 1690 Terrier

Etymology

Stacke steade 1577, the stacke stede 1601, the stacke steade 1631, The Stack Stead 1662, y e Stack Stead 1664, the Stackstead 1690(cf. the Copy Hill supra;Stackstead must mean'the site of a stack of rick', and for a discussion v.Stakstede in Nettleton f.ns.(b) infra)