Exley

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Exley

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Habitational surname from a place in West Yorkshire, from Cumbric *eglēs (“church”) (also found in Eccles) + Old English lēah (“woodland clearing”).

proper noun Exleys · Axley

countable, uncountable A surname from Old English.
countable, uncountable A small suburb south of Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0922).

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@misc{exley_2026,
  title = {Exley},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/exley},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}