Stratford-on-Avon

The story

1. Latin · derived fromstrata“road”
2. Old English · derived fromstrǣt“street”
3. Old English · derived fromford“ford”
4. Old Welsh · derived fromavon“river”
5. English todayStratford-on-Avon

From being the location of a river ford for a roadway. From Old Welsh avon (“river”) + Old English ford (“ford”) + Old English strǣt (“street”); from Latin strata (“road”). From being a ford for a British Roman road. The ford itself has subsequently been built over, becoming Clopton Bridge. The river itself has subsequently become named River Avon.

Words from the same roots