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.

Stert Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Minety

Historical Forms

  • la Stirte, la Styrte 1248 Ass
  • atte Steorte 1327 SR
  • the Sterte 1540 MinAcct 1542 AOMB 1544 LP

Etymology

Stert Fm, la Stirte , la Styrte 1248Ass , atte Steorte 1327SR (p), the Sterte 1540MinAcct , 1542AOMB , 1544 LP. v. steort 'a narrow pointed strip of land'.