Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Stubb 1662,1709 CtHickling 1700 CtSutton 1842 TA 1845 White

• ffare Stubb, ffurther Stubb 1709 CtHickling

• (the feild of) fforestub(b) 1658etfreqto1688 et freq

• Hickling Hinderstubb 1664 ib

• Hickling Stubb 1663,1664,1709 ib

• Hilderstub(b) 1659 ib

• Hinderstub(b) 1659,1666 ib

• Overstubb 1666 ib

Etymology

, Stubb 1662, 1709Ct Hickling , 1700Ct Sutton , 1842TA , 1845 White, ffare Stubb , ffurther Stubb 1709Ct Hickling , (the feild of ) fforestub (b )1658et freq to 1688ib , Hickling Hinderstubb 1664ib , Hickling Stubb 1663, 1664, 1709ib , Hilderstub (b )1659ib ,Hinderstub (b )1659, 1666ib , Overstubb 1666ib ; v. OE  *hyldre , ME  hilder(tre) ' elder-tree ' , stubb ' tree stump ' , perhaps originally for ' an area covered with tree stumps ' .