Staveley.
A placename:
Meaning & usage
A placename: A village in Hugill parish, Nether Staveley parish and Over Staveley parish, South Lakeland district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref SD4698).
A placename: A town and civil parish with a town council in Chesterfield borough, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK4374).
A placename: A village and civil parish (served by Staveley and Copgrove Parish Council) in Harrogate borough, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3662).
A placename: A township in Ashburton district, Canterbury, New Zealand, derived from the surname.
A habitational surname from Old English.
Where this word comes from
From Old English stæf (“stave”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to stave + -ley (“lea”).
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