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The surname Steventon was first found in Shropshire. However, there are other villages named Steventon located in Hampshire and in Berkshire (now Oxfordshire.) These later two locations are both mentioned in the Domesday Book and both were spelled Stivetune at that time. 1 It is thought the place name derives from the Old English personal name Stf(a) + tun, or it meant "farmstead at the tree-stump place." 2 To find the first record of the surname we must look to Shropshire where the family name was first referenced in the 13th century. Years later, Robert de Stevington was listed in the Feet of Fines as rector of Knaption in Norfolk in 1321.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Steventon research. Another 141 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1241, 1396, 1455, 1487, 1510, 1600 and 1982 are included under the topic Early Steventon History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Steventon, Steventone, Stephenton, Stefenton and others.
Distinguished members of the family include