Etymology

Streatley

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England, north of Luton (OS grid ref TL0728). Full definition →

Old English strǣt
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromstrǣt“street, road”
  2. English todayStreatley

From Old English strǣt (“street, road”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to street + -ley (“lea”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishstrǣt all →

StratfordStrattonStratford-on-AvonStreatfield

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