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.

Stagwood Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Kirkburton

Historical Forms

  • Stackwodeker 1307 WCR
  • Stackwodd bancke 1454 WCR1
  • Stackwood hill 1709 WMB
  • Stackerd Roide 1699 WCR10d

Etymology

, 1817 M , Stackwodeker 1307 WCR, Stackwodd bancke 1454WCR 1, Stackwood hill 1709 WMB,Stackerd Roide 1699WCR 10d ; the exact meaning is not clear ; ModE  stack-wood denotes ' a faggot ' ; but here the p.n. may signify ' wood where wood was obtained and piled ' or indeed ' wood nearwhich ricks were kept ' ( cf. ON stakkr 'haystack', ME stack 'a heap,pile' ) .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site