Sedgley

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proper noun

A suburban town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England, historically in Staffordshire (OS grid ref SO9193).

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Meanings

proper nounSedgley (countable and uncountable, plural Sedgleys)

plural Sedgleys

  1. countableuncountableA suburban town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England, historically in Staffordshire (OS grid ref SO9193).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

From the Old English personal name *Seċġ, a byname from seċġ (“man, hero”), + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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