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 Godstone

Historical Forms

  • (on) Strættune 964–75 BCS1132 12th
  • Straton(e) 1210–12 RBE 1235 FF
  • Stretton 1317 FF
  • le Stratton 1499 Ipm

Etymology

Stratton is (on ) Strættune 964–75 (12th) BCS 1132, Straton (e )1210–12 RBE, 1235 FF (p), Stretton 1317 FF (p), le Stratton 1499 Ipm. 'Farm on the street,' referring to the old Roman road here, cf. Stansted supra .