Staines

Proper noun

Meaning

A habitational surname from Old English.

A town on the Thames in Spelthorne borough, Surrey, England, historically in Middlesex. Officially Staines-upon-Thames, but this name is generally ignored.
(historical): Synonym: Pontes, Ad Pontes

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In 1751 the Thames Navigation Commission was formed to manage the whole non-tidal river above Staines. Source: Internet

Kings and other important people must have passed through the town on many occasions: the church bells were rung several times in 1670, for instance, when the king and queen went through Staines. Source: Internet

Known to the Romans as Pontes or Ad Pontes, then as Stanes and subsequently Staines, the town officially adopted its longer current name on 20 May 2012. Source: Internet

Laleham does share a post town, and has a large sports ground named after Laleham and Staines. Source: Internet

Sir Thomas More was tried in 1535 in a Staines public house, to avoid the outbreak of plague in London at that time. Source: Internet

Staines Bridge spans the Thames with a three arch structure completed in 1832. Source: Internet

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