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.

West Stoke

Major Settlement in the Parish of West Stoke

Historical Forms

  • Stokes 1205 Cur 1291 Tax
  • Stoke Juxta Cycestre 1288 Ass
  • West Stoke Juxta Cycestre 1585 ADv

Etymology

v. stoc .Westin contrastto North and South Stoke infra 173, 142.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site