Stratford
English
Etymology
From Old English strǽt (“road”) + ford (“ford”). Doublet of Stretford.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /stɹæt.fəd/
- (US) IPA(key): /stɹæt.fɚd/
Audio (Berkshire, UK)) (file) - Hyphenation: Strat‧ford
- Rhymes: -ætfə(ɹ)d
Proper noun
Stratford
- The name of various cities, towns and boroughs in the USA, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. See the full list.
- This year, I'll be going to Stratford on holiday. I heard it's lovely in May.
- A suburb of Cairns, Queensland, Australia.
- A town on the Avon River in Victoria, Australia.
- A rural locality in the Mid-Coast Council, New South Wales, Australia.
- A city on the Avon River in Ontario, Canada.
- A town in Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
- A township municipality in Estrie, Quebec, Canada.
- A district of London, in the borough of Newham, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3884).
- A market town and civil parish in Stratford-on-Avon district, Warwickshire, England, properly Stratford-on-Avon.
- A town in Taranaki, New Zealand.
- Places in the United States:
- A census-designated place in Kings County, California.
- A town in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
- An unincorporatedcommunity in Ogle County, Illinois.
- A small city in Hamilton County and Webster County, Iowa.
- A small town in Coos County, New Hampshire.
- A borough of Camden County, New Jersey.
- A small town in Fulton County, New York.
- An unincorporatedcommunity in Delaware County, Ohio.
- A town in Garvin County, Oklahoma.
- A tiny town in Brown County, South Dakota.
- A small city, the county seat of Sherman County, Texas.
- An unincorporatedcommunity in Grant County, Washington.
- A village in Marathon County, Wisconsin.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
- Fenny Stratford
- Stony Stratford
- Water Stratford
Related terms
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Stratford-on-Slaney
- Stratford-upon-Avon
- Stratford-upon-Slaney
See also
- Stretford