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.

Strangstry Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Strangstigh 1394 WCR
  • Strangstyes 1437 ib
  • Strangsty 1461 Pat
  • Strangstie 1709 WMB

Etymology

Strangstry Wood, Strangstigh 1394WCR , Strangstyes 1437 ib, Strangsty 1461 Pat, Strangstie 1709 WMB. 'Arduous path', v. strang , stīg , denoting a steep path up the abrupt slope of Elland Edge.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement