Stony Stratford

proper noun

A suburban town and civil parish with a town council in Milton Keynes borough, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP7940).

OriginOld English stānig →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A suburban town and civil parish with a town council in Milton Keynes borough, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP7940).

Origin

  1. Old Englishstānig“stony”
  2. EnglishStony Stratford

Recorded as Stani Stratford in 1202; from Old English stānig (“stony”)

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APA

Stony Stratford. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stony%20Stratford

MLA

“Stony Stratford.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stony%20Stratford. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Stony Stratford,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stony%20Stratford.

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