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.

Stody

Major Settlement in the Parish of Stody

Historical Forms

  • Stodeia, Estodeia 1086 DB
  • Stodheie c.1130 Binham
  • Stodeia 1212 FF 1225 Cur
  • Stodaye 1228 FF 1329 Cl
  • Stodhay 1236 Ch
  • Stodheye 1254–75 Val 1254 NfA
  • Stodeye 1257,1269 Ass 1267 Ch 1275 RH 1297,1321,1324,1336,1348 FF 1302,1316,1346 FA 1304,1381 Pat 1328 Cl 1330,1333 SR 1402,1428 FA
  • Stodey 1429 FF 1535 VE
  • Stodehay 1444 FF
  • Studdey 1504 Ipm
  • Studday 1574 Saxton 1610 Speed 1637 Camden
  • Studdy 1749 Bowen

Etymology

OE  stōd 'stud' and (ge)hæg 'enclosure', OE  stōd -gehæg 'enclosure for horses'.