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.

Hunter's Sty

Early-attested site in the Parish of Westerdale

Historical Forms

  • Huntersty 1301 LS

Etymology

'Hunter's path' from ME  hunter and stig.

Places in the same Parish