Old Stratford Cut
lake or loch · West Northamptonshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name refers to a cut or channel that is old. 'Old' simply denotes age, and 'Stratford' likely refers to a ford crossing a Roman road.
Word origins
- Old
- Old EnglishAttestedold(from ald "old")
- Stratford
- Old Englishford on a Roman road(from stræt "Roman road", ford "ford")
- Cut
- Old Englishcut, channel(from cuttan "to cut")