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Sketchley

suburban area · Leicestershire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Sketchley is thought to derive from Old English, possibly meaning 'woodland clearing of a man named Scetch' or 'farmstead or village by a sketch'.

Word origins

Sketch
Old Englisha personal name(from Scēta "personal name")
ley
Old Englishwoodland clearing(from lēah "wood, clearing")