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Fawley

Fawley proper noun: a small village and civil parish in West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU3981).

Proper noun

Fawley (countable and uncountable, plural Fawleys)

  1. A small village and civil parish in West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU3981).
  2. A small village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Wycombe district (OS grid ref SU7586).
  3. A village and civil parish in New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU4503).
  4. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Fawley

pluralFawleys
alternative formFaley

Origin of Fawley

From either Old English fealu (“yellow, fallow, dun”) or fealh (“fallow land”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to fallow + -ley (“lea”).

Questions about Fawley

What does Fawley mean?
Fawley means a small village and civil parish in West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU3981).
What part of speech is Fawley?
Fawley is a proper noun.

Words near Fawley in the dictionary

  1. Fawkes
  2. Fawkeses
  3. Fawkham
  4. fawkner
  5. fawkners
  6. Fawley
  7. Fawleys
  8. Fawlty
  9. fawn
  10. fawn antechinus
  11. fawn antechinuses

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