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.

Stockenden Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Limpsfield

Historical Forms

  • Stanekyndenne t.Ed1 Ass
  • Staneghenden 1418 Harl
  • Steneghendenne 1312 AOMB
  • Stalkyndene 1321 Winton 1331 Cl
  • Stalkyndenne 1370 Ass
  • Stakyndene 1332 SR
  • Stalkendenne 1387 Ass
  • Stockenden 1749 B

Etymology

This must stand for OE  (æt þǣm ) stǣnigean denne , 'stony swine-pasture,' v. denn , with a curious stopping of the continuant consonant.