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.

Stratton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Cirencester

Historical Forms

  • Stratone 1086 DB 1215 ClR
  • Stretton 1200 Cur 1220 Fees 1221 Ass
  • Stretton als. Stratton 1600 FF
  • Stratton(e) 1221 1241 FF 1248 Ass 1285 FA 1287 Ass 1595 PR
  • Stratton(e) juxta Circetre 1394 FF

Etymology

'Farmstead on the Roman road', v. strǣt , tūn . The road is Ermin Street between Cirencester and Gloucester; the village is a mile north-west of the former. Cf. Phonol. § 2.