Stretton Grandison
village · County of Herefordshire
Old EnglishAI-generated
Stretton Grandison means 'settlement on a Roman road' (Stretton) with a qualifier indicating its association with the Grandison family. The 'stræt' element means Roman road and 'tūn' means farmstead or village.
Word origins
- stræt
- Old EnglishRoman road(from stræt "Roman road")
- tūn
- Old Englishfarmstead, village(from tūn "farmstead, village")
- Grandison
- Norman Frenchfamily name(from Grandison "from Grandis Insula (Great Island)")
Historical forms
Stretton · Grandison