Stratton
village · Dorset
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Stratton is an Old English name meaning 'settlement on a street' or 'farmstead on a paved road'. It indicates a settlement located along a Roman road or a similarly important thoroughfare.
Word origins
- Stratton
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement on a street(from strǣt "paved road, street", tūn "farmstead, village, settlement")
Historical forms
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