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Broad Layings

suburban area · Hampshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Broad Layings likely refers to a wide area of cleared land or a place where people lay or rested. 'Broad' means wide, and 'layings' could derive from Old English 'lēġan' (to lie) or 'lēġing' (a clearing).

Word origins

Broad
Old Englishwide(from brād "wide")
Layings
Old Englishclearing, place to lie(from lēġing "clearing", lēġan "to lie")