Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Sturtardington 1232 Ass

• Strutardeston 1262 1305 AD

• Strotardeston c.1350 Ct

• Strodardeston 1285 Ass 1380 Add

• Strodardiston 1327 SR

• Stodarston 1361 IpmR

• Strotarston 1400 ib

• Strottaston 1445 MinAcct

• Strettesson 1524 SR

• Stretson 1546 LP

• Stretton Ashton 1637 Sess

• Stretaston al. Strettardiston 1656 FF

• Strettison 1671 Trinity

• Stratashton 1667 HT

• Street Aston c.1830 O.S.

Etymology

There can be little doubt that the first element in the name is a pers. name in the genitive case, with replacement, in the first form, of gen. -es by connective ing. The pers. name would seem to be the same as that found in two Dorset charters (BCS 868 and 910) in the place-names strutheardes paþe , struthgeardes cumb and struthherdes weg . The charters in their present form are ME documents, so it is difficult to know what the original form of the name was. Förstemann (PN 1366) connects it with OGer  names Strodo , Strut , and these in turn with OHG  strudgan , OE  strūdan , 'to despoil.' An OE  pers. name Strudheard is possible or a Continental Strutheard , used in England at a later date. The neighbourhood of Fosse Way led to a later re-fashioning of the name.