Crawley

English

Etymology

From Old English crāwe (“crow”), genitive plural, crāwan + lēah (“wood, clearing”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɹɔːli/
  • Homophone: crawly
  • Audio (UK):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔːli

Proper noun

Crawley

  1. A place in England:
    1. A large town and borough in West Sussex. [1]
    2. A hamlet in Membury parish, East Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref ST2607). [2]
    3. A village and civil parish in Winchester district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU4234). [3]
    4. A village and civil parish in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP3412). [4]
  2. An unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States, named after Crawley, West Sussex.
  3. A western suburb of the City of Perth, Western Australia, taken from the surname.
  4. A surname.

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References

  1. ^ Borough map (West Sussex)
  2. ^ List of United Kingdom locations: Cra on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  3. ^ Parish map (Hampshire)
  4. ^ Parish map (Oxfordshire)
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