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.

Stillington

Major Settlement in the Parish of Stillington

Historical Forms

  • Stiuelinctun 1086 DB
  • Stiuelinton' 1176 P
  • Stiuil(l)ington 1242 P 1301 LS
  • Stivelington(e), Styvelington(e) 1280,1286 Ebor 1351 Pap
  • Stillyngton 1371 Baildon 1442 Test

Etymology

'Styfel(a)'s farm' v. ingtun . The first element is a personal name Styfel (a ), not actually on record, but a derivative of the OE  personal name Stuf (ASC). It enters also into Stillingfleet (YER), Steflingefled 1086 DB, Stivelingflet 1208 Ass, 1252 Ch.

Places in the same Parish

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