Stanedge Pole
hill or mountain · Derbyshire · 444m
Ethels
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Stanedge Pole likely refers to a boundary pole or marker on a rocky ridge. 'Stan' means stone, 'edge' refers to a ridge or escarpment, and 'pole' indicates a marker.
Word origins
- stan
- Old EnglishAttestedstone(from stān "stone")
- edge
- Old EnglishAttestedridge, escarpment(from ecg "edge, ridge")
- pole
- Old EnglishAttestedpole, marker(from pōl "pool", pōle "pole")