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.

Young Stroat

Early-attested site in the Parish of Horsell

Historical Forms

  • le Yonge Throte 1332,1347 ChertseyReg
  • le Throtelane 1474 Onslow
  • voc. Yongstrot 1609 LRMB
  • Young Strought 1765 R.

Etymology

Young Stroat (6″) with Youngstroat Lane in Chobham (6″) is le Yonge Throte 1332, 1347ChertseyReg , le Throtelane 1474Onslow , Yonge Strot , prat . voc. Yongstrot 1609LRMB , Young Strought 1765 R. For throte , v. infra 366.