The story
From the Old English personal name Waldmǣr, which is composed of the elements weald (“power, authority”) and mǣre (“famous”), + -s- + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Walmersley
Today it means: A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD8013). Full definition →