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.

Purton Stoke

Early-attested site in the Parish of Purton

Historical Forms

  • Stoche 1086 DB
  • Stoke 1257 For
  • Stoke juxta Puryton 1312 Ass
  • Purytonstoke 1422 ADvi
  • Pirton Stoke 1509 Pat

Etymology

Purton Stoke is Stoche 1086 DB, Stoke 1257For (p), Stoke juxta Puryton 1312Ass , Purytonstoke 1422 AD vi, Pirton Stoke 1509 Pat. The stoc attached or belonging to Purton. For this use of stoc as a name for a secondary settlement cf. Ekwall, Studies 23, and such doubles as Basing and Basingstoke (Ha), Chard and Chardstock (So, D). See also Bradenstoke infra 270.