Stanmore
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English
Etymology
Recorded as Stanmere in the Domesday Book, the placename is named with Old English stān (“stone”) + mere (“pool”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Stanmore (countable and uncountable, plural Stanmores)
- A place in England:
- A hamlet in Beedon parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU4778).
- A suburban town in the borough of Harrow, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ1691).
- A suburb of Winchester, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU4628).
- A locality in Worfield parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SO7492). [1]
- A suburb of Sydney in Inner West council area, New South Wales, Australia.
- A rural locality in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Stanmore is the 16642nd most common surname in England, belonging to 299 individuals.
References
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Stanmore”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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List of United Kingdom locations: Sow-Stao on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
