Etymology

Studley

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Today it means: A large village and civil parish in Stratford-on-Avon district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP0763). Full definition →

Old English stōd
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  1. Old English · derived fromstōd“enclosure for keeping horses; stud”
  2. English todayStudley

From Old English stōd (“enclosure for keeping horses; stud”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to stud + -ley (“lea”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishstōd all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.