The name Stanbridge derives from the Old English words stan and brycg meaning
Stone-bridge, and probably is taken from the bridge at the nearby
Stanbridgeford.
In records the name Stanbridge appears variously as follows:
12th Century:
Stanbru(g)g(e), Stanbregge
13th Century: Stanbru(g)g(e), Stanbrig(g)e, Stanbrygge, Staunbrig(g), Stanburgh,
Stantbrig, Stanbrich, Stambrug
14th Century: Stanbru(g)g(e), Stanbrig(g)e, Stanbrygge
15th Century:
Stanbrig(g)e, Stanbrygge
18th Century: Standbridge