Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• the Apron-full of Stones 1819 Hlm

Etymology

The Apronful of Stones, the site of an old 'barrow now known by the name of the Apron-full of Stones ' 1819 Hlm 23. The name is repeated elsewhere in the NCy and usually this name, like The Devil's Apronful (Barden) pt. vi, The Skirtful of Stones (Burley) pt. iv infra , for ancient stone barrows or circles is explained in folklore by tales of the devil undertaking some major building project and tripping up only to deposit his apronful of stones on one or another of the sites.