Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Stanburg 1086 DB

• Stanburght 1522 Testv

• Stainburg, Stainburch(a), Stainburgh(e) 1086 DB 1090 Pont 12 Riev 1150–7 YChvi 1150–60 YCh c.1160 Pont 1172–81 YCh 1740,1235 FF 1333 Pat

• Stainburx 1108–14 YCh1485

• Staynburgh(e) 1348 FF 1357 YDi 1545 WillY

• Staynneburgh 1316 Vill

• Staineburghe 1619 Comm

• Sleinburch Hy2,1160 Riev

• Sleinburg 1173–85 YCh Rici Ch 1252 YDi c.1230 Riev l.13

• Sleinburgh 12 ib

• Steynburge 1225 Nost71

Etymology

'Stone fortification' v. stān , replaced by ON  steinn, burh . The site of the burh was doubtless the Castle Mound or Stainborough Castle (infra ); cf. Introd. The 1235 FF spelling Stainburg has been identified with Stanbury Hill (Bingley) pt. iv infra (which is not to be confused with Stanbury near Haworth iii, 269infra ), as it occurs in a fine relating to lands near Bingley, but there is no reason to doubt its identification with Stainborough since it is associated in the fine with Falthwaite infra , as it is in 1230 YD i.