Etymology

Westley Waterless

Today it means: A small village and civil parish in East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL6256). Full definition →

Old English wæter + lēas
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  1. Old English · derived fromwæter + lēas“wet clearings”
  2. English todayWestley Waterless

Recorded as Westle c.1045, Weslai 1086 (DB), and Westle Waterles 1285, the affix being from Old English wæter + lēas (“wet clearings”)

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