Lawley Common
suburban area · Telford and Wrekin
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Lawley Common is an Old English name referring to the common land associated with Lawley. Lawley likely means 'mound or barrow near a wood or clearing'.
Word origins
- Lawley
- Old EnglishAttestedmound or barrow near a wood or clearing(from hlāw "mound, barrow", lēah "wood, clearing")
- Common
- Old Englishcommon land(from gemǣne "common")