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Survey of English Place-Names

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Sternthorpe Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Sutton on Trent

Historical Forms

  • Sternethorp(e) 1203 FF 1302,1346 FA 1310 Ipm 1325 Pat 1412 BM
  • Sternthorp 1343 Cl
  • Sterntorp 1242 Fees
  • Stranthorp 1522 Wills
  • Starnthorp 1557 FF
  • Starthrop 1567 ib
  • Starnethorpe 1654 Recov

Etymology

Stjarni , 'star,' is on record as a Scandinavian nickname, cf. LindB s. n . Hence 'Stfarni 's village.'

Places in the same Parish