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 Soar

Major Settlement in the Parish of Stanford on Soar

Historical Forms

  • Stanford 1086 DB
  • Stanford super Sore 1228 Ebor
  • Staunford super Sore 1242 Fees
  • Staunford 1258 Ass
  • Stanvord 1249 Ch
  • Staneford 1268 Ebor 1280 Ass
  • Staneford super Sore 1295,1304 FF
  • Staneforth 1291 Tax
  • Staineforth upon Sowre 1521 Wills

Etymology

'Stony ford,' v. stan .

Places in the same Parish