Stoke-on-Trent
city · City of Stoke-on-Trent
Old EnglishAI-generated
The name Stoke derives from Old English 'stoc', meaning a monastery, dairy farm, or secondary settlement. The 'on-Trent' part refers to its location on the River Trent.
Word origins
- Stoke
- Old Englishmonastery, dairy farm, or secondary settlement(from stoc "place, site, monastery, dairy farm")
- on-Trent
- Old Englishon the River Trent(from Trent "name of the river")
Historical forms
Stoche · Stoke-upon-Trent