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Wolverley

village · Worcestershire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Wolverley likely means 'Wulfa's clearing'. It is named after a personal name, Wulfa, combined with the Old English word 'lēah', meaning a clearing or meadow.

Word origins

Wulfa
Old Englisha personal name(from Wulfa "a personal name")
lēah
Old Englishclearing, meadow(from lēah "clearing, meadow")

Historical forms

Wulveleia