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Warley

Warley proper noun: a suburb of Brentwood, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ592923).

Proper noun

Warley (countable and uncountable, plural Warleys)

  1. A suburb of Brentwood, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ592923).
  2. A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands, England.
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Warley

pluralWarleys
alternative formWorley

Origin of Warley

From Old English wer (“weir, dam”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to weir + -ley (“lea”).

Questions about Warley

What does Warley mean?
Warley means a suburb of Brentwood, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ592923).
What part of speech is Warley?
Warley is a proper noun.

Words near Warley in the dictionary

  1. warleaders
  2. Warleggan
  3. warless
  4. warlessly
  5. warlessness
  6. Warley
  7. Warleys
  8. Warli
  9. Warlick
  10. Warlicks
  11. warlight

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