Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Stanleh c.972 BCS1278 11

• on Norð Stanlege, on Nyrran Stanlege c.1030 YCh7

• Nordstanlai(a), Stanlai, Estanlai 1086 DB

• Stenlee 1140 YCh62

• Stainlei(a), Stayn-, Steinlega, Staynlei(a), Staynle(y), Staynlay Hy2 RegAlbiii,28 1173 c.1190 Fount 1190 P 13 YDviii 1524 YDx

• North Staynlay 1198 Fount 1246 FF 1576 PRRip

• Staynelay, Stayneley 1297 LS 1354 FF 1581 PRRip

• Stanlei(e), Stanleg, Stanlay, Stanley 1173 RegAlbii,56d 1195 FF 13 YDviii 1233 Pat 1428 FA

• Nort Stanley 1246 Ass21d

• North(e) Stanley 1408 Pat 1535 VE

• Staneley 1316 Vill

• North Steanley 1585 PRRip

Etymology

'Stony forest-glade or clearing,, v. stān (replaced by ON  steinn as in Stainburn 48, South Stainley 95supra ), lēah ; 'North' in relation to South Stainley. The OE  spelling on Nyrran Stanlege is taken by Ekwall to refer to South Stainley (v. 95supra ), but in view of its being part of the Archbishop's estates it is more probably 'the nearer part of North Stainley'; in DB Nyrran Stanlege and Norð Stanlege are respectively Estanlai and Nordstanlaia , the former being grouped with Sutton in the DB Recapitulation and the latter with Sleningford.