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