"Woodley" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Woodleys [plural]
Etymology: From Old English wudu (“wood”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to wood + -ley (“lea”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|wudu||wood}} Old English wudu (“wood”), {{m|ang|lēah||woodland clearing, glade}} lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”), {{l|en|lea}} lea, {{suf|en|wood|-leigh|alt2=-ley|t2=lea}} wood + -ley (“lea”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Woodley (countable and uncountable, plural Woodleys)
  1. A town and civil parish with a town council in Wokingham borough, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU7673). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of England, Places in Berkshire, England, Places in England, Towns in Berkshire, England, Towns in England
    Sense id: en-Woodley-en-name-A1m10M-g
  2. A suburban area of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ938922). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Greater Manchester, England, Suburbs in Greater Manchester, England
    Sense id: en-Woodley-en-name-Fn--vW5Y
  3. A habitational surname from Old English. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Woodley-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: 10 20 71 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -leigh: 18 8 74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Woodlee [surname]

Inflected forms

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