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Stainery Clough

Other OS name in the Parish of Ecclesfield

Historical Forms

  • Stanyngologhe (sic) 1442 Comp
  • Steiner Clough Head 1695 Hnt

Etymology

, Stanyngologhe (sic)1442 Comp, Steiner Clough Head 1695 Hnt , the first el . may be as in Stannington 227supra , but probably the later forms are more accurate and we have to start with OE  stǣner ' rocky ground ' , v. clōh ' a dell ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name