Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Staphill' 1583 Glyn

• Stapes-Hill 1774 Hutch1

• Steep Hill 1811 OS

• Stape Hill Cl & Stape Pce 1837 TA

• Stapes Hill or Stape Hill 1869 Hutch3

Etymology

, Staphill '1583Glyn , Stapes -Hill 1774 Hutch1,Steep Hill 1811 OS ( Steep Hill Nunnery , = Cistercian Priory 6″ ) , Stape Hill Cl & Stape Pce 1837TA , Stapes Hill or Stape Hill 1869 Hutch3 , v. stēap ' steep ' , hyll , cf. Stapenhill St (PN Db 662) ; there is only a low hill here , so it is possible the name is ironical .