Horsley

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Horsley

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

proper noun Horsleys

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

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"Horsley." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/horsley. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{horsley_2026,
  title = {Horsley},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/horsley},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}