Etymology

Mawdesley

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in Chorley borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD491145). Full definition →

Middle English ley
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  1. Middle English · derived fromley“meadow”
  2. English todayMawdesley

From the Anglo-Norman female given name Maud + Middle English ley (“meadow”).

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