English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

the Pitts

Other OS name in the Parish of Uppingham

Historical Forms

  • the Ston pittes, stonepittes 1634 Terrier
  • the Stone Pitts 1688 Anc 1705,1720,1723 Terrier c1725,1746 Bir
  • Stone Pit Holes 1763 ib

Etymology

, the Ston pittes , stonepittes 1634Terrier , the Stone Pitts 1688Anc , 1705, 1720, 1723Terrier , c1725, 1746Bir , Stone Pit Holes 1763ib , v. stān-pytt .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement