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Stockton on the Forest

village · York

Old EnglishAI-generated

Stockton on the Forest means 'the farmstead or village associated with Stok or Stoc', situated near a forest. The name element 'Stoc' could refer to a place marked by a post or stake, or it could be a personal name.

Word origins

Stoc
Old Englisha personal name or place name element(from stoc "stake, post, place")
tun
Old Englishfarmstead, village, estate
forest
Old Englishforest

Historical forms

Stoctun · Stokton