Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Stercaland 1086 DB

• Stirkaland Ketel 1279 Ass5d

• Stirkeland(e), Styrkeland(e) c.1180 Lowth(Ke1) 1180–1200,1272 Kendi,276 1287 Cl

• Stirkeland(e) Ketel(l), Stirkeland(e) Ketill, Stirkeland(e) Ketyll 1280–1283 Kendi,276–7 1283 Ipm 1288 Misc 1300 Pat 1530 MinAcct

• Stirkelaund Ketel, Styrkelaund Ketel 1279 Ass9d 1295 Kendi,277

• Stricland, Strycland 1190 Cockers

• -Kettyl 1346 ADiv

• -Kethele 1574 Rent212

• Striklandket(t)el(l), Stryklandket(t)el(l), -il(l), -yll 1429 FA 1438 Fine 1518–29 ECP

• Stircland(a) 1195 P 1230–40 Bart

• Stirklandketel(l), Stirklandketill, Stirklandketyll 1349 1352 1354 Misc 1452 MinAcct

• Strikeland Ketel, Strykeland Ketel, -ket(t)ill, -yll 1287 Misc 1352 MinAcct 1554 Tullie

• -Kell 1375 Cl

• Sturkelande Ketell 1310 Kendi,280

• Strekland Cetyll Hy8 Add

• Strickland(e) Ket(t)el(l), Strickland(e) Ket(t)ill 1539 Kendi,330 1547 ib

• Strickland(e) Kettall 1589 Comm

• Strickland(e) Ket(t)le 1574 1575 PR(K) 1657 Comm

Etymology

'Land where stirks or young cattle were pastured', v. stirc , land , a name found elsewhere in We (i, 157, ii, 149, 152 infra ). The affix refers to Ketel , father of the Uchtred who had land here c. 1180Lowth (Ke 1) (cf. also CW x, 430, NB 129), the pers.n. being from ON  Ketill . Cf. Strickland Randolph (infra ).