Stanchard Pit
Other OS name in the Parish of Tewkesbury
Historical Forms
- stadium voc' le Stanchard 1539 AOMB 1544 LP
- le Stans(s)hard 1540 MinAcct 1544 LP
Etymology
, stadium voc ' le Stanchard 1539AOMB , 1544 LP,le Stans (s )hard 1540MinAcct , 1544 LP ; this is a pool in the Old Avon at a lower level than the Mill Avon which overflows into it by a weir ; the name therefore is probably ' stone gap ' , v. stān , sceard .
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Admonshill
- Avon Ham
- Barton
- Gupshill
- Longdon Hill
- Lower Lode, Upper Lode
- The Mythe
- Mythe Hook
- Mythe Wood
- Oldbury
- Perry Hill
- St Mary's Abbey
- Salden
- Sedgeley
- Severn Ham, The Ham
- Southam
- Southwick
- Swilgate Bridge
- Swineham