English Explanatory Dictionary

Plumley

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A village and civil parish (served by Plumley with Toft and Bexton Parish Council) in Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7175).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Plumley Plumleys

Etymology

From Old English plūme (“plum”) + lēah (“woodland; clearing”). Equivalent to plum + -ley (“lea”).

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