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.

Black Stones

Other OS name in the Parish of Spofforth

Historical Forms

  • Blackstone 1822 Langd
  • the Blacke Stones 1576 Wheater

Etymology

, Blackstone 1822 Langd, the Blacke Stones 1576 Wheater , v. blæc , stān .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name