English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Street Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Fencot and Murcot

Historical Forms

  • Street Hill or Strut Hill 1822 O.S.

Etymology

Street Hill is Street Hill or Strut Hill 1822 O.S. It is obviously named from the Roman road which crosses the River Ray at this point, v. strǣt .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement