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.

Strete Raleigh

Early-attested site in the Parish of Whimple

Historical Forms

  • Estreta 1086 DB
  • Streta 1184 P
  • Strete 1242 Fees763 1292 Ch
  • Strete Ralegh 1303 FA

Etymology

v. stræt . The place lies by the old Roman road from Honiton to Exeter. Henry de Ralegh ' held the manor in 1242 (Fees 763).