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Survey of English Place-Names

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Stitchpool

Other OS name in the Parish of North Molton

Historical Forms

  • Stuttespole 1330 SR

Etymology

is Stuttespole 1330SR (p) . The first element is probably a ME  surnameStut (t ) , perhaps identical with OE  stūt , ' gnat . ' For the modern form , cf. Titchberry supra 76 .