Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Straitone 1086 DB

• Stratone 1086 DB

• Stratton 1203 Ass

• Stratton iuxta Scalby 1373 Peace

• Stratton on the Streate 1535–43 Leland

• Straton' 1225 Cur

• Strettun 1212 Fees

• Streton 1240 RRG 1275 Ipm 1281 QW 1287 Ass

• Streton iuxta Scalleby 1316–20 Nelthorpe 1325 Pat

• Streton “by” Skalleby 1327 Ipm 1327 SR 1536–37 Dugdvi

• Stretun' 1226 Cur

• Stirton' (iuxta Scalby) 1388 Peace

• Stirton' juxta Scalbye 1538–39 Dugdvi

• Stirton 1552 Pat

• Sturton 1552 Pat

• Sturton Iuxta Scaweby 1597,1669 Nelthorpe

• Stourton 1619,1623,1661 Nelthorpe

Etymology

The farmstead, village near the Roman road', v. strǣt , tūn . The hamlet is situated a little to the east of Ermine Street. There are two other Sturtons in L — Great Sturton (LSR) and Sturton by Stow (LWR) — each on a Roman road.