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.

Stanmer

Major Settlement in the Parish of Stanmer

Historical Forms

  • Stanmere 765 BCS197 c.1300 DB 1086 Pat 1232 RH 1272 SR 1296
  • Stamere 1086 DB 1327 SR
  • Stamer 1671 MarL
  • Stammer 1690 MarM
  • Stanmer 1787 SAC37,90
  • Stonmere 1291 Tax

Etymology

'Stony pool,' v. stan , mere . Cf. Stanmore (Berks, Mx), with the same history, v. Addenda supra v.

Places in the same Parish

None