Lower Strode
settlement · North Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
Lower Strode means 'the lower settlement by the causeway or path'. It combines the Old English 'hlāw' (mound/hill) and 'strōd' (causeway, path). The 'Lower' indicates its position relative to a higher settlement.
Word origins
- Lower
- Old Englishlower situated
- Strode
- Old Englishcauseway, path(from strōd "causeway, path")