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Rodley

Rodley proper noun: a village in Westbury-on-Severn parish, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7411).

Proper noun

Rodley (countable and uncountable, plural Rodleys)

  1. A village in Westbury-on-Severn parish, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7411).
  2. A suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2236).
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Rodley

pluralRodleys

Origin of Rodley

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

Questions about Rodley

What does Rodley mean?
Rodley means a village in Westbury-on-Severn parish, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7411).
What part of speech is Rodley?
Rodley is a proper noun.

Words near Rodley in the dictionary

  1. rodless
  2. rodlessness
  3. rodlet
  4. rodletless
  5. rodlets
  6. Rodley
  7. Rodleys
  8. rodlike
  9. rodmaker
  10. rodmakers
  11. rodmaking

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