Strangeways
English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Old English strang+gewæsc, from being a place by a stream with a strong current.
Alternative forms
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Strangeways (plural Strangewayses or Strangeways)
- A surname transferred from the place name.
Etymology 2
[edit]From Middle English Strangwas, from Old English strang+gewæsc, from being a place by a stream with a strong current.
Proper noun
[edit]Strangeways
- A locality in Manchester, England, United Kingdom
- The prison in this locality
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- en:Villages in England
- en:Places in Manchester
- en:Places in Greater Manchester, England
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