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Survey of English Place-Names

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Strangleford Birch Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Brewood

Historical Forms

  • Strangleford 1327 SR 1328 Inqaqd
  • Strangelford 1315 Banco 1370 Ipm
  • Strongelford 1327 SR
  • Strangleford Birch Fm 1834 O

Etymology

Strangleford Birch Fm, Strangleford 1327 SR (p), 1328 Inq aqd (p), Strangelford 1315 Banco (p)et freq. to 1370 Ipm (p), Strongelford 1327 SR (p), Strangleford Birch Fm 1834 O, perhaps 'the ford strangled by trees', v. strangle vb (3) NED, ford , but the forms are too late for certainty.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement