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.

Stapnall's Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Goring

Historical Forms

  • Stapehell' c.1181 Gor
  • Stapenhulle late13thetfreqto1331 Gor
  • Stapnell 1517 DInc
  • Stapenhill Fm early18th ParColl

Etymology

Stapnall's Fm etc. take name from Stapehell 'c. 1181 Gor, Stapenhulle late 13thet freq to 1331 Gor (p), Stapnell 1517 D Inc, Stapenhill Fm early 18th ParColl. 'Steep hill,' OE (æt þām ) stēapan hylle .