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.

Stanford on Avon

Major Settlement in the Parish of Stanford on Avon

Historical Forms

  • Stanford 1086 DB
  • Stanford abbatis de Selebi 1190 P
  • Stanford juxta Lilleburne 1242 Fees
  • Staneford 1275 RH 1483 ADv
  • Stanfort c.1125 BM
  • Stanford super Hauen 12th Selby
  • Stanford super Aven 1367 Ass
  • Stanford upon Aven 1540 LP

Etymology

'Stony ford,' v. stan . On Avon probably to distinguish it from Stamford infra 242. Already in DB the Abbot of Selby had land here.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site