Staffordshire
Volume edited by : J. Oakden 1984
Historical Forms
- Stæffordscir 1016 ASC
- Stæffordscire 1062–6 ASWrits 11th Sawyer1140 1093 Thorpe2
- Stadfordscire, Statfordscire 1086 DB
- Statfordscira 1130 P
- Staffordiescira 1153 StCart
- Staffortscira 1156 P
- Staffordscira 1154to1203 P 1166 RBE
- Stafford’ 1199 Cur
- Staffordia 1297 CoramR
- Staffordiae comes c.1350 Trevisa
Etymology
'the shire of the town of Stafford', v. scir 1 . For Stafford itself, which we may interpret as 'the ford by a landing-place', v. stæð , ford . A full discussion will be found in a later volume.