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.

Stoneton

Major Settlement in the Parish of Stoneton

Historical Forms

  • Stantone 1086 DB
  • Stanton(e) 1164,1179 P 1235,1248 Fees 1789 Cary
  • Stauntone 1235 Fees 13th CartMisc
  • Stontan 1310 ADiv 1311 AD 1316,1428 FA
  • Stonnton 1539 AD
  • Stoneton vel Staunton c.1825 Baker,HistoryofNorthamptonshire

Etymology

'Stone farm,' v. tun , probably with reference to a settlement with stone walling. In the bounds of Ladbrok supra 135 n. we have reference to a place called Stanhemeford (998 Crawford viii), which must have been not far off.

Places in the same Parish

None