Stapleton

A place in England:

Proper noun

  1. A place in England:

    1. A suburb in the north-east of Bristol, between Eastville and Frenchay (OS grid ref ST6176).

    2. A village and civil parish in Cumberland district, Cumbria, England, previously in Carlisle district (OS grid ref NY5071).

    3. A small village and civil parish in Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO3265).

    4. A village in Kirkby Mallory, Peckleton and Stapleton parish, Hinckley and Bosworth district, Leicestershire (OS grid ref SP4398).

    5. A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref NZ2612).

    6. A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Selby district (OS grid ref SE5019).

    7. A village in Condover parish, central Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ4704).

    8. A hamlet in Martock parish, Somerset (OS grid ref ST4621).

  2. A place in the United States:

    1. An unincorporated community in Baldwin County, Alabama.

    2. A city in Jefferson County, Georgia.

    3. A village, the county seat of Logan County, Nebraska.

    4. A neighbourhood of Staten Island, New York City.

  3. A rural locality in Coomalie council area, Northern Territory, Australia.
  4. A habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

From Old English stapol (“post, pillar”) + tūn (“enclsoure; settlement, town”).

Forms

Stapletons Stapledon

Derived

Kirkby Mallory, Peckleton and Stapleton Stapletonian