Mossley

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proper noun

A town and civil parish with a town council in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD9702).

OriginOld English mos →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town and civil parish with a town council in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD9702).

Origin

  1. Old Englishmos“moss, bog”
  2. EnglishMossley

From Old English mos (“moss, bog”) + lēah (“meadow”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mossley,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mossley.

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