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Boxley

Boxley proper noun: a village and civil parish in Maidstone borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ7758).

Proper noun

Boxley (countable and uncountable, plural Boxleys)

  1. A village and civil parish in Maidstone borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ7758).
  2. An unincorporated community in Hamilton County, Indiana, United States.
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Boxley

pluralBoxleys

Origin of Boxley

From Old English box (“box-tree”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to box + -ley (“lea”).

Questions about Boxley

What does Boxley mean?
Boxley means a village and civil parish in Maidstone borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ7758).
What part of speech is Boxley?
Boxley is a proper noun.

Words near Boxley in the dictionary

  1. boxkeeper
  2. boxkeepers
  3. boxla
  4. boxless
  5. boxlessness
  6. Boxley
  7. Boxleys
  8. boxlike
  9. boxload
  10. boxloads
  11. boxlock

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