Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• on Stodlege c.1030 YCh7

• Estollaia 1086 DB

• Estodlei 1150 Font

• Stodleia, Stodlega, Stodley, Stodlay 12 Font c.1132 Vyner 1166,1192,1196 P 1231 FF 1552 FF

• Stodlay Magna 1297 LS 1351 Font

• Ouer Stodlay, Great Stodlay 1493 FF

• Stodelay, Stodeley 1231 Font l.13 YDi 1316 Vill

• Over Stodeley 1198 Fount 1410 Pat

• Stodeley Magna 1362 Vyner

• Studley Magna 1481 RipAct

• Studley rg' 1589 PRRip

• Studley Royal 1822 Langd

Etymology

'Clearing used for a stud of horses', v. stōd , lēah and cf. Studley Roger 190supra . The spellings with Es - for S - are AN (cf. IPN 103).The circumstances in which it became rg ' (? sic for regis ) and Royal are uncertain.