Etymology

Stapeley

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Today it means: A hamlet and civil parish (served by Stapeley & District Parish Council) in Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6749). Full definition →

Old English stapol
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromstapol“post, support, stay; pillar”
  2. English todayStapeley

From Old English stapol (“post, support, stay; pillar”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to staple + -ley (“lea”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishstapol all →

stapleStapletonStaplehurstStaple HillStaploe

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