Stockton-on-Tees
town · Stockton-on-Tees
Old EnglishAI-generated
Stockton-on-Tees is named from a settlement on a stony or tree-stump-filled ground, by the River Tees. The 'stocc' element can refer to tree stumps or a stockade.
Word origins
- stocc
- Old Englishtree stump, log, stock(from stocc "tree stump, log, stock")
- tun
- Old Englishfarmstead, village, manor(from tun "farmstead, village, manor")
- Tees
- UnknownRiver Tees
Historical forms
Stoctun · Stokton