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.

Stockwath

Early-attested site in the Parish of Askham

Historical Forms

  • Stokthawyte 1420 CWxxi,180
  • Stokthawayt c.1470 Lowth
  • Stockthwayte 1425 NB
  • Stokethwayte 1496 Lowth
  • Stockwath 1589 Hothf 1838 TA

Etymology

Stockwath (lost), Stokthawyte 1420 CW xxi, 180, Stokthawayt c. 1470Lowth , Stockthwayte 1425 NB 425, Stokethwayte 1496Lowth , Stockwath 1589Hothf , 1838TA . 'Clearing of tree-stumps', v. stocc , þveit . The place was in Heltondale (TA ).