Stoke Bliss
Major Settlement in the Parish of Stoke Bliss
Historical Forms
- Stoch 1086 DB
- Stoke de Blez 1242 Fees806
- Bles 1277 Heref
- Blez 1291 Tax
- Bleez, Bles 1303–1431 FA
- Blys, Blisse 1535 VE 1544 LP
- Bledis in 1211–2 (RBE)
Etymology
v. stoc . The manor was held by William de Bledis in 1211–2 (RBE). The early forms of Blay (Calvados), Blies (Ain), Blé (Vienne) suggest that the family may have come from any one of these places. The first is the most probable.