Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Stradfeld 1086 DB

• Stratfeld' Hugonis de Mortemer 1167,1175 P

• Estratfeld c.1175 ReadingA c.1195

• Stratfeld' 1220 Fees

• Stratfeud' 1239 Cl

• Stratfeud 1275–6 RH

• Stratfeld Mortim' 1275–6 ib

• Stratton' Morton, Stratfford Mortem', Stratfelde Mortem' 1284 Ass

• Strafella 1173–82 Ch 1328

• Strafeld' 1190 P

• Straffeld 1230 Ch

• Stretfeld 1224–5 FF

• Strettefeld 1284 Ass

• Stretfeld Mortimer 1297 Pat

Etymology

'Open land traversed by a Roman road', v. strǣt , feld . Stratfield Mortimer and Stratfield Saye and Turgis in Hants are on either side of the Roman road from London to Silchester (Calleva Atrebatvm).The Berks place belonged to Ralf Mortimer in 1086, and his descen- dants held it until the accession of Ed 4 (VCH iii, 423). The manorial addition has supplanted the place-name in local usage.