Etymology

Arlesey

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Today it means: A small town and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL1935). Full definition →

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The story

From the Old English personal name Ælfric + -s- + īeġ (“island; well-watered land”).

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