Stockton on the Forest
Major Settlement in the Parish of Stockton on the Forest
Historical Forms
- Stocthun, Stochetun 1086 DB
- Stocatuna 1145–53 Leon35
- Stoketon', Stoceton' 1170–88 Leon288 1316 Vill
- Stoc(k)ton 1218 Pat 1316 KF
- Stoc(k)ton on the more 1577 Saxton
Etymology
'Stockaded enclosure,' v. stocc , tun . The early forms clearly indicate that the original form of the first element was the OE gen. plur. stocca .