Lower Stoke
village · Medway
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Lower Stoke likely means a 'lower settlement' or 'place by a stream', with 'stoke' possibly referring to a dairy farm or a place of importance. 'Lower' indicates its position.
Word origins
- Lower
- Old Englishdownstream, lower part(from lāw "low")
- Stoke
- Old EnglishAttesteddairy farm, place, or stream(from stoc "place, often a dairy farm or secondary settlement")
Historical forms
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