The story
From the Old English personal name *Hucc + -s- + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). The first element could also be husc (“insult, scorn, mockery”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Huxley
Today it means: A village in Hargrave and Huxley parish, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ510614). Full definition →