Stanton Fitzwarren
Major Settlement in the Parish of Stanton Fitzwarren
Historical Forms
- Stantone 1086 DB
- Stanton 1196 Cur 1228 Cl
- Staunton juxta Hegheworth 1312 FF
- Stontone 1327 SR
- Staunton Fitz Waryn 1394 IpmR
- Stanton al. Stanton Fitzwarren 1553 FF
Etymology
v. stan , tun . Possibly stan refers to the large standing stone here (WM xlii, 50) and the name is to be interpreted as 'farm by the stone' rather than as 'stone farm-enclosure' (E. H. G.).Fulco filius Warini held the manor in 1196 (Cur).