Stickleton and Stickleton Bridge, now Greenford Bridge
Early-attested site in the Parish of Greenford
Historical Forms
- Stickelyndon 1294 Ass
- Stikelynton 1331 FF
- Stikelingdon 1373 IpmR
- Stikelendon 1399 ib
- Styclyngdonbrigg, Styclyndon Brigge 1343 Works
- Stikeldon 1385 FF 1389 IpmR
- Stekyldon 1395 FF
- Sticleton bridge 1625 Ct
Etymology
The name probably goes back to an OE (æt ) sticolan dūne , 'at the steep hill or down.' Cf. Sticklepath (PN D 27, 166).The 1343 context shows that the bridge must have been the present bridge over the Brent here, so that the hill must have been the steep hill by which the road ascends westwards to Greenford village.