▁sand stone ▁out c rop ▁on ▁the ▁north ▁side ▁of ▁Stone , ▁long ▁quar ried ▁for ▁building ▁materials , ▁may ▁be ▁the ▁top ographical ▁feature ▁from ▁which ▁the ▁place ▁was ▁named . ▁It ▁may ▁also ▁be ▁noted ▁that ▁a ▁huge ▁stone ▁or ▁err atic ▁is ▁recorded ▁on ▁Common ▁Plot ▁and ▁in ▁that ▁respect ▁it ▁is ▁unclear ▁whether ▁Stone ▁Field ▁here , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁open - fields ▁of ▁Stone ▁is ▁' the ▁field ▁at ▁Stone ' ▁or ▁' the ▁field ▁with ▁the ▁stone '. ▁ ▁Stone ▁lay ▁within ▁the ▁P ire hill ▁hundred ▁of ▁Staff ord shire ▁named ▁after ▁nearby ▁P ire ▁Hill . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 2 5 1 , ▁Henry ▁III ▁granted ▁Stone ▁a ▁market ▁char ter . ▁ ▁The ▁Common ▁Plot ▁( aka ▁M ud ley ▁P its ) ▁is ▁a ▁large ▁area ▁of ▁open ▁and ▁wood ed ▁common ▁land ▁s ited ▁just ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Stone . ▁The ▁Duke ▁of ▁C umber land ▁built ▁extensive ▁winter ▁fort ifications ▁and ▁a ▁camp ▁here , ▁traces ▁of ▁which ▁can ▁still ▁be ▁seen , ▁during ▁the ▁winter ▁of ▁ 1 7 4 5 / 4 6 . ▁The ▁purpose ▁of ▁the ▁camp ▁was ▁to ▁bring ▁the ▁Duke ' s ▁army ▁down ▁from ▁the ▁free zing ▁Staff ord shire ▁Mo or lands ▁and ▁Pe ak ▁District , ▁where ▁they ▁had ▁been ▁seeking ▁to ▁stop ▁an ▁advance ▁on ▁London ▁by ▁a ▁force ▁of ▁ 6 , 0 0 0 ▁Jacob ite ▁reb els . ▁The ▁reb els ▁were ▁thought