thumb|strickland coat of arms the english surname strickland is derived from the norse word stercaland, which is found in westmorland to the south of penrith. it did not become a family name until after 1179, when walter de castlecarrock married christian de leteham, an heiress to the local estate that now includes the villages of great strickland and little strickland. following the marriage walter changed his name to de strikeland,http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/strickland.htmhttp://www.surnamedb.com/surname/strickland which is the french spelling of the name. the family coat of arms is sable three escalopes argent, a black shield with three escalopes (sea shells). thumb|battle of agincourt == history == the de castlecarrock family was descended from the norman de vallibus or de vaux family which came originally from falaise in normandy. hubert de vaux became the first norman lord of gilsand in cumberland (now known as cumbria) which is the area around brampton and castle carrock. he had a son, eustace had married one of the two sisters who were co-heiresses of robert son of bueth, who was the last direct male descendant of a native chieftain, gilles son of bueth, robert was the original owner of gilsland (gilles-land) around the time of henry i. sir william de strickland (1242â1305) married elizabeth d'eyncourt who was descended maternally from the clan dunbar, cadets of the scottish kings, and from the uchtred, earldorman of northumberland and his third wife aelfgifu, daughter of king aethelred the unready. it was from this marriage that sizeragh castle became the family home. the family name of strickland first came to notice at the battle of agincourt (25 october 1415) when thomas strickland esquire carried the flag of st. george, dismounted as he was a knight in training. he had brought with him men-at-arms from his estate at great strickland in westmorland and other troops from kendal (the kendal bowman). the family fought against the scots during their incursions into the english marches, and sir walter strickland also fought for the house of york during the wars of the roses. the family was a major landowner in westmorland and lancashire, and the name appears linked to local landmarks (strickland wood, warton near carnforth for example). the family at sizergh remained catholic during the reformation. as the family grew various branches appeared, one of which married into the constable family of yorkshire, another branch settled early on in hertfordshire. with immigration to the colonies and the growth of the [[british
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