Wensley

//ˈwɛnzli// name

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A hamlet in South Darley parish, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK2661).
  2. 2
    A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref SE0989).
  3. 3
    A surname.

Etymology

From Middle English Wednesleȝ, Wodnesleie, from Old English Wōdnes lēah (literally “Woden’s meadow”). Equivalent to Woden's (compare Wednesday) + -ley (“lea”).

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