Stratford on Avon
Major Settlement in the Parish of Stratford on Avon
Historical Forms
- æt Stretfordæ 691 BCS 18th
- æt Stretforda 781 BCS241 11th
- Ufera Stretford bi Eafene 845 BCS450 11th
- Streatforda 714 BCS130 16th
- æt Uferanstrætforda 966 BCS1182 11th
- on Strætford 985 KCD651 11th
- innan Strætforda 988 KCD667 11th
- Stradforde 1086 DB
- Stratford 1221 Ass
- Stratford super Avene 1247 Ass
- Strafford 1239–55 Ch
- Stretford 1251 Fees
- Stretford on Avene 1304 Ipm 1309 Cl
- Stretford uppon Aven 1564 Recov
- Stredford t.Hy3 CartMisc
- Stretsted on Avon 1297 Pat
Etymology
'Ford where the (Roman) road crosses,' v. stræt . The reference here is to an important cross road, which ran from the Ryknild Street at Alcester to Stratford.