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Horsley

Horsley proper noun: a village and civil parish in Amber Valley district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK380444).

Proper noun

Horsley (countable and uncountable, plural Horsleys)

  1. A village and civil parish in Amber Valley district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK380444).
  2. A village and civil parish in Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST830980).
  3. A village and civil parish in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ095665).
  4. A small settlement in Rochester parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NY8496).
  5. A suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.
  6. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Horsley

pluralHorsleys

Origin of Horsley

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

Words formed from Horsley

Questions about Horsley

What does Horsley mean?
Horsley means a village and civil parish in Amber Valley district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK380444).
What part of speech is Horsley?
Horsley is a proper noun.

Words near Horsley in the dictionary

  1. horsing
  2. horsing about
  3. horsing around
  4. horsings
  5. Horsky
  6. Horsley
  7. Horsley Cross
  8. Horsley Park
  9. Horsleys
  10. Horsman
  11. Horsmans

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