Baxterley
village · Warwickshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Baxterley likely means 'Bæxter's clearing'. It is derived from a personal name, 'Bæxter', and the Old English word 'lēah', meaning a woodland clearing. The name indicates a clearing in the woods associated with Bæxter.
Word origins
- Baxter
- Old Englishpersonal name Bæxter(from Bæxter "a personal name")
- ley
- Old EnglishAttestedclearing(from lēah "woodland clearing")