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Shotley

Shotley proper noun: a village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM236351).

Proper noun

Shotley (countable and uncountable, plural Shotleys)

  1. A village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM236351).
    • They send letters entreating him to come, to Shotley, Tattingstone, Witham – as far away as Northamptonshire.2021, A. K. Blakemore, The Manningtree Witches, Granta Books, pages 196-197
  2. An unincorporated community in Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States.
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Shotley

pluralShotleys
alternative formShatley
alternative formShetley

Origin of Shotley

Recorded as Scoteleia in the Domesday Book, the English village is probably named with Old English Sċott (“Scot, Scottish person”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to Scot + -ley (“lea”).

Words formed from Shotley

Questions about Shotley

What does Shotley mean?
Shotley means a village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM236351).
What part of speech is Shotley?
Shotley is a proper noun.

Words near Shotley in the dictionary

  1. shotguns
  2. shothole
  3. shotholes
  4. shoti
  5. shotless
  6. Shotley
  7. Shotley Bridge
  8. Shotleys
  9. shotlike
  10. shotlist
  11. shotlists

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