Stapeley

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proper noun

A hamlet and civil parish (served by Stapeley & District Parish Council) in Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6749).

OriginOld English stapol →
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Meanings

proper nounStapeley (countable and uncountable, plural Stapeleys)

plural Stapeleys · alternative Stapley

  1. countableuncountableA hamlet and civil parish (served by Stapeley & District Parish Council) in Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6749).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishstapol“post, support, stay; pillar”
  2. EnglishStapeley

From Old English stapol (“post, support, stay; pillar”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to staple + -ley (“lea”).

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APA

Stapeley. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stapeley

MLA

“Stapeley.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stapeley. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Stapeley,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stapeley.

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