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.

Stumblehole

Early-attested site in the Parish of Leigh

Historical Forms

  • Stumbelhole t.Hy2 AddCh 1203 Cur 13th AddCh 1332 Ipm
  • Stominholl 1260 FF
  • atte Strombelhole (sic) 1315 Seldxl
  • Stombelhole 1325 LBa 1332 SR
  • Stombelhole in la Leghe 1346 Ipm
  • Stombelholesthele 1378 LBa
  • Stombilhole 1501 Norfolk
  • Stumbulhole in Leigh 1504–15 ECPiv
  • Stumbylhole 1529 ADiii

Etymology

Stumblehole (6″) is Stumbelhole t. Hy 2AddCh (p), 1203 Cur (p), 13thAddCh (p), 1332 Ipm, Stominholl 1260 FF (p), atte Strombelhole (sic)1315 Seld xl(p), Stombelhole 1325 LBa, 1332 SR (p), Stombelhole in la Leghe 1346 Ipm, Stombelholesthele 1378 LBa, Stombilhole 1501Norfolk , Stumbulhole in Leigh 1504–15 ECP iv, Stumbylhole 1529 AD iii. v. Stumbleholt supra 273 and þel .