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Survey of English Place-Names

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Sturrad Spinney

Other OS name in the Parish of Blaston

Historical Forms

  • Starwood 1663 Conant
  • Starrard 1839 TA

Etymology

, Starwood 1663Conant , Starrard 1839 TA , cf. Starard Close , Starard Mead 1742 ( v. mēd ) ; either ' the wood where starlings roost ' ( with stær(e) ) or ' the wood where poles or stakes are got ' ( with a reduced stæfer ) , v. wudu .