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.

Sterts

Other OS name in the Parish of Newton

Historical Forms

  • Stertis ib.
  • Stertes (gate) 1436 SewersC
  • Westfeld 1395 EAiv

Etymology

is Stertis ib., Stertes (gate )1436SewersC . v. steort, 'tail of land,' West Field (all 6″) is Westfeld 1395 EA iv .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement