Horsley.
A placename:
Meaning & usage
A placename: A village and civil parish in Amber Valley district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK380444).
A placename: A village and civil parish in Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST830980).
A placename: A village and civil parish in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ095665).
A placename: A small settlement in Rochester parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NY8496).
A placename: A suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.
A habitational surname from Old English.
Where this word comes from
From Old English hors (“horse”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to horse + -ley (“lea”).
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