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.

Startforth

Major Settlement in the Parish of Startforth

Historical Forms

  • Stradford 1086 DB
  • Stredford(e) c.1130 SD 1280 YI 1283 Rich
  • Estredford(e) 1392 Test
  • Stretford c.1130 SD 1259 Ass 1301 Ebor 1316 Vill
  • Straford 1175–85 Leon22d 1302 Leon22d
  • Stratford(e) 13 Leon23 1233 Cl 1399 Archd 1563 FF
  • Stretteford 1301 LS
  • Starforde 1563 FF

Etymology

'Ford where Watling Street crosses the river Tees' v. stræt , ford . On the earlier forms with Strad -, Stred -v. Förster, Keltisches Wortgut 118.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement