Stanhope.
A market town and civil parish in Weardale, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NY9939).
Meaning & usage
A market town and civil parish in Weardale, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NY9939).
A suburb and civil parish in Ashford, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ9940).
A small settlement in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland, historically in Peeblesshire (OS grid ref NT1229).
An English habitational surname from Old English.
A male given name transferred from the surname, of rare usage.
A locality in the Singleton council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
A town in the Shire of Campaspe, northern Victoria, Australia.
A locale in Canada. A village in Quebec.
A locale in Canada. A community in Prince Edward Island.
A locale in Canada. A settlement in Newfoundland.
A locale in the United States. A city in Iowa; named for British adventurer and writer Lady Hester Stanhope.
A locale in the United States. A borough of New Jersey.
A locale in the United States. An unincorporated community in Kentucky.
A locale in the United States. An unincorporated community in Ohio.
Where this word comes from
The British placenames are from Old English stan (“stone”) + hōp (“valley”).
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