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.

Stonydelph

Early-attested site in the Parish of Tamworth

Historical Forms

  • Stanidelf 1202 FF
  • Staindelf (sic) in Tamworth 1284 Ipm
  • Stanydelf 1327 SR 1454 FF 1492 Ipm
  • Stonydell 1569 ParReg
  • Stanidelfe 1656 Dugdale
  • Stony Delph 1666 FF

Etymology

Stonydelph is Stanidelf 1202 FF, Staindelf (sic)in Tamworth 1284 Ipm, Stanydelf 1327 SR (p), 1454FF , 1492 Ipm, Stonydell 1569 ParReg, Stanidelfe 1656 Dugdale, Stony Delph 1666FF .'Stone quarry,' v. (ge)delf.