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Staveley

Staveley proper noun: a village in Hugill parish, Nether Staveley parish and Over Staveley parish, South Lakeland district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref SD4698).

Proper noun

Staveley (countable and uncountable, plural Staveleys)

  1. A village in Hugill parish, Nether Staveley parish and Over Staveley parish, South Lakeland district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref SD4698).
  2. A town and civil parish with a town council in Chesterfield borough, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK4374).
  3. A village and civil parish (served by Staveley and Copgrove Parish Council) in Harrogate borough, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3662).
  4. A township in Ashburton district, Canterbury, New Zealand, derived from the surname.
  5. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Staveley

pluralStaveleys
alternative formStavely

Origin of Staveley

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

Words formed from Staveley

Questions about Staveley

What does Staveley mean?
Staveley means a village in Hugill parish, Nether Staveley parish and Over Staveley parish, South Lakeland district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref SD4698).
What part of speech is Staveley?
Staveley is a proper noun.

Words near Staveley in the dictionary

  1. stave-rhymes
  2. staved
  3. staved in
  4. staved off
  5. staveless
  6. Staveley
  7. Staveley-in-Cartmel
  8. Staveleys
  9. Stavely
  10. Stavelys
  11. Staver

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