Meanings
plural Stapletons · alternative Stapledon
- A place in England:
- countableuncountableA small village and civil parish in Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO3265).
- countableuncountableA village in Kirkby Mallory, Peckleton and Stapleton parish, Hinckley and Bosworth district, Leicestershire (OS grid ref SP4398).
- countableuncountableA village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref NZ2612).
- countableuncountableA village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Selby district (OS grid ref SE5019).
- countableuncountableA village in Condover parish, central Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ4704).
- A place in the United States:
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Baldwin County, Alabama.
- countableuncountableA city in Jefferson County, Georgia.
- countableuncountableA village, the county seat of Logan County, Nebraska.
- countableuncountableA neighbourhood of Staten Island, New York City.
- countableuncountableA rural locality in Coomalie council area, Northern Territory, Australia.
- countableA habitational surname from Old English.
Origin
- Old Englishstapol“post, pillar”
- EnglishStapleton
From Old English stapol (“post, pillar”) + tūn (“enclsoure; settlement, town”).
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Cite this entry
Stapleton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stapleton
“Stapleton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stapleton. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Stapleton,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stapleton.
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