Graveley

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL2464).

OriginOld English græf →
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Meanings

proper nounGraveley (countable and uncountable, plural Graveleys)

plural Graveleys · alternative Gravely

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL2464).
  2. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL232278).
  3. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishgræf“pit, trench”
  2. EnglishGraveley

From either Old English græf (“pit, trench”) or grāf (“grove, thicket”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

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APA

Graveley. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Graveley

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“Graveley.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Graveley. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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