English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Stanwell

Major Settlement in the Parish of Stanwell

Historical Forms

  • Stanwelle 1086 DB
  • Stanewell(e) 1199 FF 1316 FA
  • Stannewell 1219 Abbr 1291 Tax 1547 FF
  • Staneswell 1258 FF
  • Standwell 1595 PCC

Etymology

'Stony stream or spring,' v. wielle . The soil here is gravelly.