Stoughton
Early-attested site in the Parish of Stoke
Historical Forms
- Stoctune 12th HMCvii
- Stocton(a) 1218 Bracton 1225 ClR 1241 Ass 1270 Seldxiii
- Stoghton 1294 Ass 1321 Abbr
- Stoughtonesmore 1356 ADiii
- Stoughton 1494 FF
Etymology
Stoughton [stɑutən] is Stoctune 12th HMC vii(p), Stocton (a )1218 Bracton, 1225 ClR, 1241Ass (p), 1270 Seld xiii, Stoghton 1294Ass , 1321 Abbr, Stoughtonesmore 1356 AD iii, Stoughton 1494 FF. This may be 'the tun adjoining Stoke' (supra 150), or it may be the common stocctūn , 'stump-enclosure.'