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Mawdesley

Mawdesley proper noun: a village and civil parish in Chorley borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD491145).

Proper noun

Mawdesley (countable and uncountable, plural Mawdesleys)

  1. A village and civil parish in Chorley borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD491145).
  2. A habitational surname.

Forms of Mawdesley

pluralMawdesleys
alternative formMaudsley
alternative formMawdsley

Origin of Mawdesley

From the Anglo-Norman female given name Maud + Middle English ley (“meadow”).

Questions about Mawdesley

What does Mawdesley mean?
Mawdesley means a village and civil parish in Chorley borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD491145).
What part of speech is Mawdesley?
Mawdesley is a proper noun.

Words near Mawdesley in the dictionary

  1. mawbyite
  2. Mawcarse
  3. Mawchi
  4. Mawddach
  5. Mawddwy
  6. Mawdesley
  7. Mawdesleys
  8. mawed
  9. Mawei
  10. Mawenzi
  11. Mawer

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