English Explanatory Dictionary

Morley

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Any of various places in England:
  2. A hamlet in Wilmslow parish, Cheshire East district, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ8282).
  3. A village and civil parish in Erewash district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK3943).
  4. A small village in Evenwood and Barony parish, County Durham (OS grid ref NZ1227).
  5. A civil parish in South Norfolk district, Norfolk.
  6. A market town and civil parish with a town council in the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SD2628).
  7. A commune in Meuse department, Grand Est, France.
  8. A number of places in the United States:
  9. A former town in Las Animas County, Colorado.
  10. A minor city in Jones County, Iowa.
  11. A village in Aetna Township and Deerfield Township, Mecosta County, Michigan.
  12. A minor city in Scott County, Missouri.

Word forms

Morley Morleys

Etymology

From Old English mor (“moor”) + leah (“wood”). Equivalent to moor + -ley (“lea”).

Derived words

Morley Green Morley Smithy Morley St Botolph Morley St Peter Morley's trisector theorem Morley triangle Petersen-Morley theorem Swanton Morley
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