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Plumley

Plumley proper noun: a village and civil parish (served by Plumley with Toft and Bexton Parish Council) in Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7175).

Proper noun

Plumley (countable and uncountable, plural Plumleys)

  1. A village and civil parish (served by Plumley with Toft and Bexton Parish Council) in Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7175).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Plumley

pluralPlumleys

Origin of Plumley

From Old English plūme (“plum”) + lēah (“woodland; clearing”). Equivalent to plum + -ley (“lea”).

Questions about Plumley

What does Plumley mean?
Plumley means a village and civil parish (served by Plumley with Toft and Bexton Parish Council) in Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7175).
What part of speech is Plumley?
Plumley is a proper noun.

Words near Plumley in the dictionary

  1. Plumlee
  2. Plumlees
  3. plumless
  4. plumlet
  5. plumlets
  6. Plumley
  7. Plumleys
  8. plumlike
  9. plummed
  10. Plummer
  11. plummer block

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