Etymology

Matley

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Today it means: A hamlet in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ9796). Full definition →

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The story

From the Old English personal name *Matta + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

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