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Strickland (other)
Strickland may refer to: Name * Strickland (surname) Places Australia * Strickland, Tasmania, a locality Canada * Fauquier-Strickland, Ontario * Mount Strickland, Yukon Papua New Guinea * Strickland River, Western Province United Kingdom Places in Cumbria, England: * Strickland Ketel * Strickland Roger * Great Strickland * Little Strickland United States * Strickland, Wisconsin, a town * Strickland (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated community within Strickland, Wisconsin Court cases * ''Strickland v Rocla Concrete Pipes Ltd'', a 1971 High Court of Australia case * ''Strickland v. Sony'', a 2005 case in Alabama * ''Strickland v. Washington'', a 1984 US Supreme Court case Other uses * Strickland Propane, a fictional business run by Buck Strickland in the television series ''King of the Hill'' * Strickland's Frozen Custard, a frozen treats franchise based in Akron, Ohio * USS Strickland (DE-333), USS ''Strickland'' (DE-333), a US Navy destroyer escort, in service 1944– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strickland (surname)
Strickland is an English toponymic surname derived from the manor of Strickland in the historical county of Westmorland, now Cumbria, England, represented geographically by the modern villages of Great Strickland and Little Strickland. The surname dates as far back as the 12th century in Westmorland, and is also found at an early date in the Scottish counties of Ayrshire and Lanarkshire. Etymology The surname Strickland (early forms include Stirkeland) is derived from the place-name Stercaland, given to a manor in the former county of Westmorland near Penrith, Cumbria. The place-name is Old English, from ''stirc'', ''styr(i}c'' or ''steorc'' bullock, and ''land'', a piece of land or pasture. History The earliest known Strickland was a late-12th century landholder named Walter of Castlecarrock, who married Christian of Letheringham, an heiress to the landed estate that covered the area where the villages of Great Strickland and Little Strickland are now. After this marria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
