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Bletchley

town · Milton Keynes

Old EnglishAI-generated

Bletchley is named from a personal name, 'Bletca's clearing'. The second element refers to a clearing or settlement.

Word origins

Bletch
Old Englishpersonal name (Bletca)(from Bletca "personal name")
ley
Old Englishclearing, meadow(from lēah "clearing, meadow")

Historical forms

Blecheleia