The story
- Old English · derived frombox“box-tree”
- English todayBoxley
From Old English box (“box-tree”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to box + -ley (“lea”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Boxley
Today it means: A village and civil parish in Maidstone borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ7758). Full definition →
Old English box