Streatley

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England, north of Luton (OS grid ref TL0728).

OriginOld English strǣt →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England, north of Luton (OS grid ref TL0728).
  2. A village and civil parish in West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England, across the Thames from Goring in Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SU5980).

Origin

  1. Old Englishstrǣt“street, road”
  2. EnglishStreatley

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

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APA

Streatley. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Streatley

MLA

“Streatley.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Streatley. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Streatley,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Streatley.

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