Strangford

English

Etymology

In Northern Ireland, from Old Norse strangr + fjǫrðr, referring to the narrow channel into the sea lough.

Proper noun

Strangford

1. A village at the entrance to Strangford Lough, County Down, Northern Ireland.
2. A hamlet in Sellack parish, within a loop of the River Wye, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO5828).
   • 1947 May and June, “Snow, Frost and Flood”, in Railway Magazine, page 129:

     Among the more serious incidents was the collapse of part of the viaduct carrying the G.W.R. over the River Wye, at Strangford, Herefordshire.

Derived terms

• Strangford Lough