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.

Straight Lane Close

Field in the Parish of Ripley

Historical Forms

  • 1821 Plan

Etymology

Straight LaneClose(the first element is strǣtand the reference is to Ryknield Street)

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement