The Strelley family

The Nottinghamshire family who established Strelley Colliery around their own manor in the latter half of the sixteenth century, rivals of the Willoughbys of Wollaton; the less successful of the two houses, they had mortgaged their mines to London merchants by 1620 and the merchants foreclosed.

Mines operated

Record created: 9 September 2026 · Last researched: 9 September 2026