Etymology

Westerleigh

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Today it means: A village in Westerleigh and Coalpit Heath parish, South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST6979). Full definition →

Old English westerra
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  1. Old English · inherited fromwesterra“western”
  2. English todayWesterleigh

From Old English westerra (“western”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”).

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