Strangeways

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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)

  1. 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

  1. A locality in Manchester, England, United Kingdom
  2. The prison in this locality