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.

Stripes Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Knowle

Etymology

Stripes Hill (6″). Cf. Stripesfeld 1356MinAcct , Stripefeld 1380WAM , le Stripes 1430 KnowleRec, le Stirpes t. Hy 8Ct , Stripes hill , meadowe 1608LRMB . This may be a name of ME origin, referring originally to some strip(s) or piece(s) of land, v. strip , stripe (NED). Stripe (s ) is very common in modern Wa field-names.