Stubshaw Cross
suburban area
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name combines 'stubbe', meaning tree stump, with 'sceaga', meaning small wood or copse, and 'cross'. It refers to a cross near a small wood with tree stumps.
Word origins
- stubbe
- Old EnglishAttestedtree stump(from stubb "tree stump")
- sceaga
- Old EnglishAttestedsmall wood, copse(from sceaga "small wood, copse")
- cross
- Old EnglishAttestedcross(from cros "cross")