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Horsley

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  1. 1
    A placename:; A village and civil parish in Amber Valley district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK380444). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A placename:; A village and civil parish in Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST830980). countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A placename:; A village and civil parish in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ095665). countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A placename:; A small settlement in Rochester parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NY8496). countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A placename:; A suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A habitational surname from Old English. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Old English hors (“horse”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to horse + -ley (“lea”).

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