English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Strawberry Close Belt

Early-attested site in the Parish of Littlebury

Historical Forms

  • Stirchberry, Sterchebury, Sterchebery 1387 Walden
  • Sterberry hill, Starberry hill 1719 Camden
  • Ringhill 1789 Camden

Etymology

Strawberry Close Belt (6″) is Stirchberry , Sterchebury , Sterchebery 1387Walden , Sterberry hill , Starberry hill 1719 Camden. Strawberry is the old name of Ring Hill Camp (Ringhill 1789 Camden) and contains an early name of the river Cam. v. Styric supra 12 and burh .

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement