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.

The Strands

Other OS name in the Parish of Thornhill

Historical Forms

  • Strands 1849 TA
  • the Strennes 1543 Star

Etymology

, Strands 1849TA , the Strennes 1543 Star , v. strand ' shore, bank ' ; it refers to the low - lying land by the R . Calder .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement