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.

Stoford

Early-attested site in the Parish of South Newton

Historical Forms

  • Stanford 943 BCS782 13th
  • Staneford 1196 SarumCh
  • Stafford 1242 Fees
  • Stoford 1285 Ipm 1303 FF
  • Stoford juxta Magnam Wychford 1321 FF
  • Stouford 1352 Cl 1357 FF
  • Stoweford 1466 ib
  • Stovorde 1559 BM

Etymology

Stoford is Stanford 943 (13th) BCS 782, Staneford 1196 SarumCh, Stafford 1242 Fees, Stoford 1285 Ipm, 1303FF , Stoford juxta Magnam Wychford 1321FF , Stouford 1352 Cl, 1357FF , Stoweford 1466 ib., Stovorde 1559 BM. 'Stony ford,' cf. Stowford supra 124.

Places in the same Parish