Cowley.
A placename:
Meaning & usage
A placename: A place in England: A hamlet in Holmesfield parish, North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK338770).
A placename: A place in England: A hamlet in Upton Pyne parish, East Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SX9095).
A placename: A place in England: A village and civil parish in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO9614).
A placename: A place in England: A suburb in the borough of Hillingdon, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ055825).
A placename: A place in England: A suburb and industrial area in City of Oxford district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP5504).
A placename: A village in the Municipal District of Pincher Creek, No. 9, Alberta, Canada.
A placename: An unincorporated community in Collin County, Texas, United States.
A placename: A town in Big Horn County, Wyoming, United States.
A placename: A rural locality in Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.
A habitational surname from Old English.
Where this word comes from
Various origins: * The village in Gloucestershire is from Old English cū (“cow”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”); equivalent to cow + -ley (“lea”). * The hamlet in Derbyshire is from Old English col (“coal”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”); equivalent to coal + -ley (“lea”). * The other places in England are from the Old English personal name Cufa + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).
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