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Baxterley

village · Warwickshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

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 Englishclearing(from lēah "woodland clearing")