Mawdesley

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Chorley borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD491145).

OriginMiddle English ley →
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Meanings

proper nounMawdesley (countable and uncountable, plural Mawdesleys)

plural Mawdesleys · alternative Maudsley · alternative Mawdsley

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Chorley borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD491145).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishley“meadow”
  2. EnglishMawdesley

From the Anglo-Norman female given name Maud + Middle English ley (“meadow”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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