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Padley

Padley proper noun: a hamlet in Grindleford parish, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK2478).

Proper noun

Padley (countable and uncountable, plural Padleys)

  1. A hamlet in Grindleford parish, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK2478).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Padley

pluralPadleys

Origin of Padley

From either the Old English personal name Padda or padde (“toad”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

Phrases with Padley

Words that rhyme with Padley

Questions about Padley

What does Padley mean?
Padley means a hamlet in Grindleford parish, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK2478).
What part of speech is Padley?
Padley is a proper noun.

Words near Padley in the dictionary

  1. padishars
  2. padkos
  3. padle
  4. padles
  5. padless
  6. Padley
  7. Padleys
  8. padlike
  9. padlock
  10. padlockable
  11. padlocked

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