Upper Stanton Drew
village · Bath and North East Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Upper Stanton Drew is a village located upstream from another settlement called Stanton Drew. Stanton Drew likely means 'stony farmstead or village belonging to Drew'.
Word origins
- Upper
- Old Englishhigher, upstream(from uppe "up")
- Stanton Drew
- Old EnglishAttestedstony farmstead(from stān "stone", tūn "farmstead, village", Drew "personal name")
Historical forms
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