Stratford Tony
Major Settlement in the Parish of Stratford Tony
Historical Forms
- (on) Stretford 672 BCS 12th
- on stret ford, on streat ford 948 12th ib
- Stradford 1086 DB
- Stratford 1242 Fees 1249 Ass
- Strateford 1275 RH
- Stratford To(u)ny 1332 SR 1363 Cl
Etymology
'Ford where the (Roman) road crosses,' v. stræt . Ralph de Touny held the manor in 1242 (Fees). Cf. Newton Tony infra 370. The street is the ancient Port Way, the same road which gave name to Stratford-sub-Castle infra 371–2.