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Woodley

town · Wokingham

Old EnglishAI-generated

Woodley means a clearing in a wood. It is composed of the Old English words for 'wood' and 'leah' (clearing or meadow).

Word origins

Wood
Old Englishwood, forest(from wudu "wood")
ley
Old Englishclearing, meadow(from lēah "woodland clearing")

Historical forms

Wudeleia