Boxley

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Maidstone borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ7758).

OriginOld English box →
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Meanings

proper nounBoxley (countable and uncountable, plural Boxleys)

plural Boxleys

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Maidstone borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ7758).
  2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Hamilton County, Indiana, United States.
  3. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishbox“box-tree”
  2. EnglishBoxley

From Old English box (“box-tree”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to box + -ley (“lea”).

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APA

Boxley. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Boxley

MLA

“Boxley.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Boxley. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Boxley,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Boxley.

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