Stratford
Early-attested site in the Parish of West Ham
Historical Forms
- Stratford(e) 1066–86 WDB 1203 FF
- Stratford(e) Hamme 1312 Abbr 1316 Cl
- Stratford(e) Monachorum 1325 Cl
- Stratford(e) atte Thorne 1338 Ipm
- Stratford Langton 1594 N
- Strætford(a), Strætford(e) 1067,1085–9 WDB 11th BM 1335 Ch
- Strathford 1121 AC
- Strafford 1156 P 1223 ClR 1227 Lib 1230,1242 P
- Stretford 1290 Pat 1316 Orig 1347 Cl
- Stretford Lang(e)thorn(e) 1366 FF 1436 Pat 1502 ADi
- Estratford 1291 For
- Oldestratford 1369 ib
Etymology
'The ford where the Roman road from London to Colchester crosses the Lea,' v. stræt . The attributes distinguish this from Stratford-atte-Bowe (Mx), on the other side of the river. Langthorn from land called (on ) þone langan þorn (958 BCS 1037), Langethorn in Hamme (1199 FF), v. lang , þorn , cf. supra 94 n. Abbei and Monachorum from Stratford Langthorne Abbey.