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.

Stroud Bridge

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bloxworth

Historical Forms

  • Stroud Bridge 1811 OS
  • Stroud Bar 1826 Gre
  • Stroda 1303 FA
  • Strode 1332 SR 1500 Lane
  • Stroude 1340 NI 1346 FA 1544 Lane
  • Stroode 1544 ib

Etymology

Stroud Bridge (SY 889916), Stroud Bridge 1811 OS, Stroud Bar 1826 Gre, named from Stroda 1303 FA, Strode 1332 SR, 1500Lane , Stroude 1340 NI, 1346 FA, 1544Lane , Stroode 1544ib all (p), cf. Stro (w )des landes , Stro (w )deslondes 1574ib , v. strōd 'marshy land overgrown with brushwood', barre , land .