Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Stainton(') 1086 DB 1208 Cur 1210–15 RAiv 1212 Fees 1228 Wellesiii 1240 Alv 13 MiD 1266 RH 1275 Ch 1301

• Stainton(') super Waldam 1296 RSu

• Stainton(') in le Hole 1576 LER 1585 SC

• Stainton(') in ye Hole 1692 MiD

• Stainton(') in ye whole 1693 ib

• Stainton(') in the Hole 1695 1713 Holywell 1782 Tur

• Stainton(') Le Hole 1695 MiD 1702 Terrier

• Stainton(') Lee Hole 1707,1709,1712,1715 ib

• Stainton(') le hole 1768 MiscDep

• Stainton(') le Hole 1824 O 1830 Gre

• Stainton(') Vale 1808 Td'E

• Stainton(') le Vale 1828 Bry

• Staintone 1086 DB l12,e13 MiD

• Staintona 1136 Whit 1312 1143–48 15 1174–79 c.1240 ib

• Wald Staintona e13 Alv 13

• Stayntona Hy1 Whit c.1400 Gilb l12 1409

• Staynton(') eHy2 Alv 13 Alv 1240 Alv 13 Alv 1245 Misc 13 RRGr 1250 RSu 13 Ipm 1272–73 FA 1279 VEiv 1281 1314,1315 1316 1535

• Staynton(') iuxta Keuermund 1288 Ass

• Staynton(') iuxta Hirford 1297 MiD

• Staynton(') juxta Irford 1346 Orig

• Staynton(') “by” Irford 1346,1350 Pat 1394 Fine 1399 Pat

• Staynton(') iuxta Thoresway 1322 MiD

• Staynton(') super Waldam 1299 RSu

• Staynton(') “upon Wold” 1318 Pat

• Waldestaynton' 1376 FF

• Waldestaynton' in le Hole 1440,1480 Pat 1497 HMCRep 1542–43 Dugdvi 1546 LPxxi 1547,1551 Pat 1562 InstBen

• Waldestaynton' in the Hole 1567 Pat

• Waldestaynton' in le valy 1530 Willsii

• Northstaynton 1274 Ipm 1414,1415 Fine 1424 IBL 1431 FA

• North Staynton 1428 FA 1591 Inv

• North Steynton 1352 Ipm

• Steintuna c.1115 LS 1150–55 Dane

• Steinton(') 1182,1190,1191,1192 P 1202 Ass 1206 Abbr 1207,1208 Cur 1219 Ass a1221,1225 Wellesiii 1559 InstBen

• Steintona iuxta Yreford 1288 Alv

• Steynton(') 1190 Dugdvi 1301 Fees 1242–43 ValNor 1254 Ipm 1277 RRGr 1277 QW 1281 Tax 1291 Alv 1291 Ipm 1338 Fine 1455

• Steyntona Iuxta Binbrok' 1284 Alv

• Stantune a1135 Whit c.1240

• Stanton 1428 FA

• Stanton juxta Bynbroke 1538–39 Dugdvi

• Stanton iuxta Bynbroke 1546 AOMB

• Stanton in the Hole 1539–40 Dugdvi 1607 Camden 1610 Speed 1656,1672 Holywell

• Stanton in le hole m16 Cragg

• Stanton in ye Hole 1695 Morden

• Waldestanton 1208 Alv 13

• Staunton(') l12 MiD 1245 Alv 13 Sub 1526

• Staunton(') in Valle c.1300 RAiii

• Staunton(') en le Hole 1547 Pat

• Staunton(') in le Hole 1645 Holywell

Etymology

This is no doubt a partial Scandinavianization of OE  *Stāntūn 'the farmstead, village on stony ground', v. stān , tūn , with ON  steinn replacing the cognate OE  stān, comparable to Stainton LWR, Stainton by Langworth and Market Stainton LSR, and topographically appropriate. It is described as being near Binbrook, Kirmond, Orford and Thoresway and upon the Wold (v. wald ). The commonest affix is some form of in the Hole 'in the hollow', v. hol 1 , again an exact description of the situation. Though two forms in Valle and valy have been noted c.1300 and 1530, the modern le Vale does not become common till the 19th century.