Aspley

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proper noun

A suburban area and ward in the City of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK5442).

OriginOld English æspe →
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Meanings

proper nounAspley (countable and uncountable, plural Aspleys)

plural Aspleys

  1. countableuncountableA suburban area and ward in the City of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK5442).
  2. countableuncountableA hamlet in Eccleshall parish, Stafford borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8133).
  3. countableuncountableA suburb of Huddersfield, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1516).
  4. countableuncountableA suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
  5. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishæspe“aspen”
  2. EnglishAspley

From Old English æspe (“aspen”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to asp + -ley (“lea”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

ApsleyPasleypleasy
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APA

Aspley. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aspley

MLA

“Aspley.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aspley. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Aspley,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aspley.

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