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Wortley

Wortley proper noun: an inner city area of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2732).

Proper noun

Wortley (countable and uncountable, plural Wortleys)

  1. An inner city area of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2732).
  2. A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK3099).
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Wortley

pluralWortleys
alternative formWorley

Origin of Wortley

From Old English wyrt (“plant, vegetable”) + lēah (“wood clearing, glade”). Equivalent to wort + -ley (“lea”).

Questions about Wortley

What does Wortley mean?
Wortley means an inner city area of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2732).
What part of speech is Wortley?
Wortley is a proper noun.

Words near Wortley in the dictionary

  1. worthyman
  2. worthymen
  3. worthynesse
  4. worthynesses
  5. Worting
  6. Wortley
  7. Wortleys
  8. wortlike
  9. wortlore
  10. Wortman
  11. Wortmann

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