Staveley

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proper noun

A village in Hugill parish, Nether Staveley parish and Over Staveley parish, South Lakeland district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref SD4698).

OriginOld English stæf →
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Meanings

proper nounStaveley (countable and uncountable, plural Staveleys)

plural Staveleys · alternative Stavely

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village in Hugill parish, Nether Staveley parish and Over Staveley parish, South Lakeland district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref SD4698).
    2. countableuncountableA town and civil parish with a town council in Chesterfield borough, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK4374).
    3. countableuncountableA village and civil parish (served by Staveley and Copgrove Parish Council) in Harrogate borough, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3662).
    4. countableuncountableA township in Ashburton district, Canterbury, New Zealand, derived from the surname.
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishstæf“stave”
  2. EnglishStaveley

From Old English stæf (“stave”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to stave + -ley (“lea”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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