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Slaley

hamlet · Derbyshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Slaley is likely an Old English name meaning 'sloping clearing'. It describes a piece of cleared land on a slope.

Word origins

slæh
Old Englishslope(from slæh "slope")
lēah
Old Englishclearing, meadow(from lēah "clearing, meadow")