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.

Stair Foot Bridge

Other OS name in the Parish of Adel

Historical Forms

  • Starfoot 1665 PRHrd
  • Stairfoot 1726 PRAdel

Etymology

, Starfoot 1665 PRHrd, Stairfoot 1726 PRAdel , the bottom of a steep lane by Adel Bank , v. stǣger , fōt .