English Explanatory Dictionary

Spetchley

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A hamlet and civil parish in Wychavon district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO8954).

Word forms

Spetchley

Etymology

From Old English spēc (“speech”), denoting a place where assemblies were held, + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to speech + -ley (“lea”).

Related words

Speechley Speechly
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