Stretton
village · Warrington
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Stretton is a common place name meaning 'settlement on a Roman road'. It derives from the Old English 'stræt' (Roman road) and 'tūn' (farmstead, village).
Word origins
- stræt
- Old EnglishRoman road(from stræt "Roman road")
- tūn
- Old EnglishAttestedfarmstead, village(from tūn "farmstead, village")
Historical forms
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