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.

Studfold

Early-attested site in the Parish of Horton in Ribblesdale

Historical Forms

  • Stodefald 13 Percy
  • Stodefold 1379 PT
  • Studfold(e) 1543 WillY 1652 YASDd
  • Studfold(e) more 1690 ib
  • Stoodfold 1618 PRClp

Etymology

Studfold, Stodefald 13 Percy, Stodefold 1379 PT, Studfold (e )1543 WillY, 1652YAS Dd 104, Studfold (e ) more 1690 ib Md 284, Stoodfold 1618 PRClp.'Horse enclosure', v. stōd-fald.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement