Spetchley

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proper noun

A hamlet and civil parish in Wychavon district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO8954).

OriginOld English spēc →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A hamlet and civil parish in Wychavon district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO8954).

Origin

  1. Old Englishspēc“speech”
  2. EnglishSpetchley

From Old English spēc (“speech”), denoting a place where assemblies were held, + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to speech + -ley (“lea”).

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

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“Spetchley.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Spetchley. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Spetchley,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Spetchley.

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