Warley

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proper noun

A suburb of Brentwood, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ592923).

OriginOld English wer →
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Meanings

proper nounWarley (countable and uncountable, plural Warleys)

plural Warleys · alternative Worley

  1. countableuncountableA suburb of Brentwood, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ592923).
  2. countableuncountableA village in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands, England.
  3. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishwer“weir, dam”
  2. EnglishWarley

From Old English wer (“weir, dam”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to weir + -ley (“lea”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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