Etymology

Adderley

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ661397). Full definition →

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The story

From the Old English personal name Ealdred + lēah (“woodland clearing”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.