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Wortley

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An inner city area of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2732). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK3099). countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A habitational surname from Old English. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Old English wyrt (“plant, vegetable”) + lēah (“wood clearing, glade”). Equivalent to wort + -ley (“lea”).

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