"Walmersley" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Walmersleys [plural]
Etymology: From the Old English personal name Waldmǣr, which is composed of the elements weald (“power, authority”) and mǣre (“famous”), + -s- + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|-}} Old English Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Walmersley (countable and uncountable, plural Walmersleys)
  1. A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD8013). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Greater Manchester, England, Villages in England, Villages in Greater Manchester, England
    Sense id: en-Walmersley-en-name-WQ5Z8hOE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 72 28
  2. A habitational surname from Old English. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Walmersley-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: 55 45 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -leigh: 34 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Walmesley [surname], Walmisley [surname], Walmsley [surname]

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