Horley

H4O1R1L1E1Y4

proper noun

A town and civil parish in Reigate and Banstead borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ2842).

OriginOld English horn →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town and civil parish in Reigate and Banstead borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ2842).
  2. A village and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP4143).
  3. A surname.

Origin

  1. Old Englishhorn
  2. EnglishHorley

From Old English horn + lēah (“meadow”); "clearing in a horn-shaped piece of land".

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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