"Fawley" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Fawleys [plural], Faley [alternative]
Etymology: From either Old English fealu (“yellow, fallow, dun”) or fealh (“fallow land”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to fallow + -ley (“lea”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|fealu||yellow, fallow, dun}} Old English fealu (“yellow, fallow, dun”), {{suf|en|fallow|-leigh|alt2=-ley|t2=lea}} fallow + -ley (“lea”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Fawley (countable and uncountable, plural Fawleys)
  1. A small village and civil parish in West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU3981). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of Berkshire, England, Places in Berkshire, England, Places in England, Villages in Berkshire, England, Villages in England
    Sense id: en-Fawley-en-name-WAptU06s Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 28 30 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 29 31 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 29 31 8
  2. A small village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Wycombe district (OS grid ref SU7586). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of Buckinghamshire, England, Places in Buckinghamshire, England, Places in England, Villages in Buckinghamshire, England, Villages in England
    Sense id: en-Fawley-en-name-9Lb~kEIg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 28 30 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 29 31 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 29 31 8
  3. A village and civil parish in New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU4503). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of Hampshire, England, Places in England, Places in Hampshire, England, Villages in England, Villages in Hampshire, England
    Sense id: en-Fawley-en-name-VreK3-6b Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 28 30 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 29 31 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 29 31 8
  4. A habitational surname from Old English. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Fawley-en-name-zLJicHqr Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -leigh Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 28 30 13 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -leigh: 23 21 22 34

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