Oxley

Meanings

1. A suburb of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SJ9101).
2. A community in the town of Essex, Essex County, Ontario, Canada.
3. A number of places in Australia, most of which are named after John Oxley:
4. A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.
5. A locality in the Balranald council area, south-western New South Wales, Australia.
6. A locality in the Warren council area, northern New South Wales, Australia.
7. A river in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, a tributary of the Tweed.
8. A suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, south-west of the city centre.
9. A town in the Rural City of Wangaratta, Victoria.
10. A habitational surname from Old English.

Etymology

From Old English oxa (“ox”) + lēah (“woodland clearing”). Equivalent to ox + -ley (“lea”).