Stroud

stroud English <dab> Etymology The English town is named as La Strode in a document of 1221, though most early records use the spelling Stroud. The Old English name Strōd refers to a "marshy land overgrown with brushwood". The original pronunciation survives in the Kent town of en Strood. Pronunciation en /stɹaʊd/ en aʊd 1 Proper noun en. en town/and/cpar with a town council in dist/Stroud co/Gloucestershire cc/England OS grid ref SO8505. Parish map (Gloucestershire) en local government district co/Gloucestershire, formed in 1974, with its headquarters near the town. District map (Gloucestershire) en village/and/cpar west of town/Petersfield dist/East Hampshire co/Hampshire cc/England OS grid ref SU7223. Parish map (Hampshire) en town carea/MidCoast s/New South Wales c/Australia. en city co/Creek County and co/Lincoln County s/Oklahoma c/USA. en twp co/Monroe County s/Pennsylvania c/USA. en community town:pref/Innisfil co/Simcoe County p/Ontario c/Canada. Derived terms en Stroudsburg Stroud Green Stroud Hill Stroud Road References Anagrams en dorstu Tudors