Etymology

Astley

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Today it means: A village in Wigan borough, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD7000). Full definition →

Old English ēast
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromēast
  2. English todayAstley

From Old English ēast + lēah, meaning “east meadow” or “east clearing”. Equivalent to east + -ley (“lea”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishēast all →

eastastonEastonascotEasthamAscottAstburyEstonEastcoteOwstonAstwick

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.