Plumley

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proper noun

A village and civil parish (served by Plumley with Toft and Bexton Parish Council) in Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7175).

OriginOld English plūme →
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Meanings

proper nounPlumley (countable and uncountable, plural Plumleys)

plural Plumleys

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish (served by Plumley with Toft and Bexton Parish Council) in Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7175).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishplūme“plum”
  2. EnglishPlumley

From Old English plūme (“plum”) + lēah (“woodland; clearing”). Equivalent to plum + -ley (“lea”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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