Strangeways, Manchester

Strangeways was recorded in 1322 as Strangwas, from the Anglo-Saxon Strang and gewæsc meaning "[a place by] a stream with a strong current".

It was also recorded as Stranways (1323), Strangways (1326), Strangewayes (1546), Strangwyshe (1551), and Strang wayes (1577).

[1] The Strangways family originated in the village adopted the earlier spelling as a surname.

Strangeways Brewery was famous as the home of Boddingtons Bitter.

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Strangeways Prison, seen from Derby Street, down Blacklock Street
The chimney of Strangeways Brewery in 2005