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Survey of English Place-Names

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Strawberry Lee

Early-attested site in the Parish of Totley

Historical Forms

  • grangia(m) de Streberiley c.1250,1285 Beau
  • Streberleye 1291 Tax
  • Streberye Lee 1529 ShefAC
  • Streberylee 1535 Val
  • Grangie vocat Strawberye (sic) 1546 MinAcct
  • Straweberryegraunge 1552 ib
  • Strabury Lee, otherwise Strawbury Lee 1603 Halliv

Etymology

Strawberry Lee, grangia (m ) de Streberiley c. 1250, 1285Beau , Streberleye 1291 Tax, Streberye Lee 1529ShefAC , Streberylee 1535 Val, Grangie vocat Strawberye (sic)1546MinAcct , Straweberryegraunge 1552 ib, Strabury Lee , otherwise Strawbury Lee 1603 Hall iv.'Strawberry clearing', v. strēaw-berige, lēah . It was formerly a grange belonging to Beauchief Abbey, v. grange .