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Mapperley

hill or mountain · Nottinghamshire · 130m

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name means 'Maple Clearing'. It refers to a clearing in a wood where maple trees were present.

Word origins

Maple
Old Englishmaple tree(from mapul "maple tree")
ley
Old Englishclearing, meadow(from lēah "woodland clearing")