Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Stochith' 1226 ClR

• Stoc(k)it c.1300 NewsteadB

• Stockehithe 1305 Ass

• Stokhyt 1325 Pat

• Stokkyth 1340 Ass 1377,1400 Cl

• Stokhyth 1377 FF

• Stokkithe 1436 IpmR

• Stokhithe 1449 Wills

• Stokheth(e) 1266,1302,1364 Pat 1280 Ass 1327 Banco 1333 Cl 1355 BPR

• Sto(c)ket(h) c.1300 NewsteadB

• Stoched(e) ib.

• Stocheth 1330 Ass

• Stokketh 1332 SR t.Hy6 Newstead

• Westokheth 1348 Cl

• West Stokewythe 1546 LP

• West Stokewith 1547 DukRec

• Stokwith 1373 Pat

• Stokwyth 1424 FF

• Stokewyth 1539 LP

Etymology

On the other side of the Trent is East Stockwith (L) which has a similar run of early spellings. The name seems to be a compound of OE  stocc and hyð, referring perhaps to a landing-place where boats could be secured by a stump or post or one where the bank of the landing-place was made secure with a row of timbers. Professor Bruce Dickins notes the parallel of Stokhithe in Ely (Stewart, Architectural History of Ely 189). It is clear that the unstressed second element in Stokith , Stoketh from Stockhith was ultimately expanded to Stokwith as if from viðr , 'wood.'