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Rodley

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Rodley

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

proper noun Rodleys

  1. countable, uncountable A village in Westbury-on-Severn parish, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7411).
  2. countable, uncountable A suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2236).
  3. countable, uncountable A habitational surname from Old English.

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@misc{rodley_2026,
  title = {Rodley},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rodley},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}