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.

Stapenhall Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Harbury

Historical Forms

  • Stepenhull 1246 RegAlb c.1250 Kenilworth c.1500 Dugd247
  • Stapenhill t.Hy8 Rental

Etymology

Stapenhall Fm is Stepenhull 1246 RegAlb, c. 1250Kenilworth , c. 1500 Dugd 247, Stapenhill t. Hy 8Rental . 'At the steep hill.'Cf. Stepnell (PN Nth 20).

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Major Settlement