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.

Steppington Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Catesby

Historical Forms

  • Stependone t.Hy3 HarlD56
  • the Stepyngdon, Stepyngdon 1537 Dugdiv,637 c.1550 AOMB

Etymology

Steppington Hill is Stependone t. Hy 3Harl D56, the Stepyngdon , Stepyngdon 1537 Dugd iv, 637, c. 1550AOMB . 'At the steep hill,' v. dun . The first element is OE  stēap , 'steep.'

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement