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.

Stean

Early-attested site in the Parish of Kirkby Malzeard

Historical Forms

  • Steane 1609 FF 1817 M
  • Steane in Nidderdale 1656 WillS
  • Steane in Netherdale 1680 Yorke
  • Stone 1695,1771 M

Etymology

Stean, Steane 1609 FFet freq to 1817 M, Steane in Nidderdale 1656 WillS, Steane in Netherdale 1680Yorke , Stone 1695, 1771 M. v. stān 'a rock'. The modern form represents the local dial. development [stiən], usually replaced elsewhere by StdE  stone (cf. Phonol. § 9).

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site