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Brockley

Brockley proper noun: a suburban area in the borough of Lewisham, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3675).

Proper noun

Brockley (countable and uncountable, plural Brockleys)

  1. A suburban area in the borough of Lewisham, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3675).
    • ‘Where are you?’ she asks.
      ‘I am…’ You look outside and latch onto the enormous Sainsbury’s. ‘Pulling into Brockley.’2021, Caleb Azumah Nelson, Open Water, Viking, page 42
  2. A small village and civil parish in North Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST4767).
  3. A village and civil parish in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL8254).
  4. A locality in the Armidale council area, north-eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  5. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English

Forms of Brockley

pluralBrockleys

Origin of Brockley

From Old English broc (“badger”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to brock + -ley (“lea”).

Words formed from Brockley

Questions about Brockley

What does Brockley mean?
Brockley means a suburban area in the borough of Lewisham, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3675).
What part of speech is Brockley?
Brockley is a proper noun.

Words near Brockley in the dictionary

  1. brockite
  2. brockle
  3. Brocklebank
  4. Brocklehurst
  5. Brocklesby
  6. Brockley
  7. Brockley Hill
  8. Brockley Whins
  9. Brockleys
  10. Brockman
  11. Brockmann

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