Etymology

Burnley

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Today it means: A market town in Lancashire, England. Full definition →

Old English lēah
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromlēah“meadow, clearing”
  2. English todayBurnley

From Brun (a river name meaning "brown") + Old English lēah (“meadow, clearing”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishlēah all →

lealeighRipleyHadleylyeExleyKirkleyLeybourneOuseleyDinckleyHigh Legh-leighRansleyWinkley

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