Westerleigh

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proper noun

A village in Westerleigh and Coalpit Heath parish, South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST6979).

OriginOld English westerra →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village in Westerleigh and Coalpit Heath parish, South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST6979).
  2. A neighbourhood on Staten Island, New York City, New York, United States.

Origin

  1. Old Englishwesterra“western”
  2. EnglishWesterleigh

From Old English westerra (“western”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”).

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

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

Chicago

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

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