Oxley

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proper noun

A suburb of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SJ9101).

Less commonScrabble 15

Meanings

proper nounOxley (countable and uncountable, plural Oxleys)

plural Oxleys

  1. countableuncountableA suburb of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SJ9101).
  2. countableuncountableA community in the town of Essex, Essex County, Ontario, Canada.
  3. A number of places in Australia, most of which are named after John Oxley:
    1. countableuncountableA suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.
    2. countableuncountableA locality in the Balranald council area, south-western New South Wales, Australia.
    3. countableuncountableA locality in the Warren council area, northern New South Wales, Australia.
    4. countableuncountableA river in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, a tributary of the Tweed.
    5. countableuncountableA suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, south-west of the city centre.
    6. countableuncountableA town in the Rural City of Wangaratta, Victoria.
  4. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishoxa“ox”
  2. EnglishOxley

From Old English oxa (“ox”) + lēah (“woodland clearing”). Equivalent to ox + -ley (“lea”).

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APA

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

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Chicago

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