Stanmore

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UK/stænmɔː/

proper noun

A hamlet in Beedon parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU4778).

OriginOld English stān →
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Meanings

proper nounStanmore (countable and uncountable, plural Stanmores)

plural Stanmores

  1. A place in England:
    1. countableuncountableA hamlet in Beedon parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU4778).
    2. countableuncountableA suburban town in the borough of Harrow, Greater London, historically in Middlesex (OS grid ref TQ1691).
    3. countableuncountableA suburb of Winchester, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU4628).
    4. countableuncountableA locality in Worfield parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SO7492).
  2. countableuncountableA suburb of Sydney in Inner West council area, New South Wales, Australia.
  3. countableuncountableA rural locality in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia.
  4. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishstān“stone”
  2. EnglishStanmore

Recorded as Stanmere in the Domesday Book, the placename is named with Old English stān (“stone”) + mere (“pool”).

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Cite this entry
APA

Stanmore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stanmore

MLA

“Stanmore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stanmore. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Stanmore,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stanmore.

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