The history of Strelley Village stretches over nine centuries and for most of that time was under the ownership of the Strelley and then the Edge Families. The village is almost certainly of Anglo-Saxon origin and its name is derived from the old English ‘straet', meaning a road and ‘leah', which is a clearing.
The village was first inhabited by a group of fierce barbarians. These were followed by peaceful farmers who slipped into the ‘Lord of the Manor' feudal system. During the medieval system it was the de Stradleys or de Strelleys who were the Lords and in 1356 Sir Sampson de Strelley ordered the building of the present church. 1675 saw the village passing to the Edge family in whose possession it remained until 1978.
For more information on Strelley and the History of Broxtowe go to The Broxtowe Hundred at www.broxtowehundred.co.uk.
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