Hawley.
A placename:
Meaning & usage
A placename: A village in Blackwater and Hawley parish, Hart district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU8559).
A placename: A village in Sutton-at-Hone and Hawley parish, Dartford district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ5471).
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A habitational surname from Old English.
Where this word comes from
Two main origins: * The village in Hampshire is from Old English heall (“hall, dwelling, house”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to hall + -ley (“lea”). * The village in Kent is from Old English hāliġ (“holy, sacred”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to holy + -ley (“lea”).
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