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Wormsley

hamlet · County of Herefordshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Wormsley likely originates from the Old English personal name 'Wulfmær's' ('wolf-famous') combined with 'leah', meaning 'clearing' or 'wood'. It denotes a clearing associated with Wulfmær.

Word origins

Worms
Old EnglishWulfmær's(from wulf "wolf", mære "famous")
ley
Old Englishclearing