English Explanatory Dictionary

Horsley

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename:
  2. A village and civil parish in Amber Valley district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK380444).
  3. A village and civil parish in Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST830980).
  4. A village and civil parish in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ095665).
  5. A small settlement in Rochester parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NY8496).
  6. A suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.
  7. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Horsley Horsleys

Etymology

From Old English hors (“horse”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to horse + -ley (“lea”).

Derived words

East Horsley Horsley Cross Horsley Park West Horsley
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