Stanton Prior
hamlet · Bath and North East Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Stanton Prior is a village named after a stony farmstead, likely belonging to a priory. The name combines Old English and Norman French elements.
Word origins
- Stan
- Old EnglishAttestedstone(from stān "stone")
- ton
- Old EnglishAttestedfarmstead(from tūn "enclosure, farmstead, village")
- Prior
- Norman Frenchof the prior(from prieur "prior (head of a monastic house)")
Historical forms
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