The story
- Old English · derived fromgræf“pit, trench”
- English todayGraveley
From either Old English græf (“pit, trench”) or grāf (“grove, thicket”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).
Words from the same roots
Old Englishgræf all →
graveGraveney
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.