Stratford

Stratford

Stratford is a place name found in many English-speaking countries. It derives from the Old English words "stræt" (a street, more specifically a Roman road) and "ford" (a river-crossing). A variant of the name is "Stretford".

England

*Stratford-upon-Avon, a town in South Warwickshire - famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare
**Stratford-on-Avon (district), a district in Warwickshire
**Stratford-on-Avon (UK Parliament constituency), a constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom

*Stratford, London, location of the 2012 Summer Olympics; historically known as Stratford Langthorne
**Stratford station
**Stratford International station
**Stratford West Ham (UK Parliament constituency), a former constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom in East London

*Bow, London, historically known as Stratford-atte-Bow
*Stratford, Gloucestershire
*Stratford Sub Castle, Wiltshire
*Fenny Stratford, Milton Keynes
*Stony Stratford, Milton Keynes
*Water Stratford, Buckinghamshire

Australia

*Stratford, Victoria
*Stratford railway station, Victoria
*Stratford, New South Wales

Canada

*Stratford, Ontario
** Stratford Festival of Canada
*Stratford, Prince Edward Island
*Stratford, Quebec

Ireland

*Stratford-on-Slaney

New Zealand

*Stratford, New Zealand

United States of America

*Stratford, California
*Stratford, Connecticut
*Stratford, Iowa
*Stratford, New Hampshire
*Stratford, New Jersey
*Stratford, New York
*Stratford, Oklahoma
*Stratford, South Dakota
*Stratford, Texas
*Stratford, Wisconsin
*Stratford Hall Plantation, Virginia

ee also

*Stratford University
*Strafford
*Stafford (disambiguation)


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