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.

Strete

Other OS name in the Parish of Blackawton

Historical Forms

  • Strete 1244 Ass 1359 Ass

Etymology

is Strete 1244Ass (p)et freq to 1359Ass . v. stræt . The place is on a main road , which was probably an ancient trackway .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement