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Survey of English Place-Names

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Staunton in the Vale

Major Settlement in the Parish of Staunton in the Vale

Historical Forms

  • Stantone 1086 DB
  • Stanton(a) a.1140 HMCVarvii c.1190 EHRxxvi
  • Stantun c.1160 Dane 1235 Fees
  • Stanton(e) 1177 P 1241 Ipm 1284 FA
  • Staunton 1269 HMCVarvii 1325 Ipm 1330 Ass
  • Stawnton 1567 Ct
  • Stanton in le Vale 1535 VE
  • ith Vale of Beaver 1657 CoRec

Etymology

'Farm on or by stony ground' or 'stone enclosure,' v. stan , tun . Distinguished as 'in the Vale of Belvoir' (v. supra 12), in contrast to Stanton on the Wolds (infra 249).