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Hordley

Hordley proper noun: a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ3830).

Proper noun

Hordley (countable and uncountable, plural Hordleys)

  1. A village and civil parish in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ3830).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Hordley

pluralHordleys

Origin of Hordley

Perhaps from Old English hord (“hoard, treasure”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to hoard + -ley (“lea”).

Questions about Hordley

What does Hordley mean?
Hordley means a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ3830).
What part of speech is Hordley?
Hordley is a proper noun.

Words near Hordley in the dictionary

  1. hordes
  2. hordesman
  3. hordesmen
  4. hording
  5. Hordle
  6. Hordley
  7. Hordleys
  8. hordock
  9. hordocks
  10. Hords
  11. Horea

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