Westley Waterless

proper noun

A small village and civil parish in East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL6256).

OriginOld English wæter + lēas →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A small village and civil parish in East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL6256).

Origin

  1. Old Englishwæter + lēas“wet clearings”
  2. EnglishWestley Waterless

Recorded as Westle c.1045, Weslai 1086 (DB), and Westle Waterles 1285, the affix being from Old English wæter + lēas (“wet clearings”)

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Westley Waterless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Westley%20Waterless

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