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Brockley
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English
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Etymology
From en ang broc badger + ang lēah woodland clearing, glade. Equivalent to en brock -leigh -ley en lea.
Proper noun
~ s
en uncountable A placename:
en suburban area in the lbor/Lewisham co/Greater London cc/England OS grid ref TQ3675. Ward map (Lewisham)
en 2021 Caleb Azumah Nelson Open Water Viking 42 ‘Where are you?’ she asks.‘I am…’ You look outside and latch onto the enormous Sainsbury’s. ‘Pulling into Brockley.’
en small village/and/cpar in uauth/North Somerset co/Somerset cc/England OS grid ref ST4767. Parish map (Somerset)
en village/and/civil parish in dist/West Suffolk co/Suffolk cc/England OS grid ref TL8254. Parish map (Suffolk)
en locality in the carea/Armidale north-eastern s/New South Wales c/Australia.
en countable en habitational Old English
Derived terms
en Brockley Hill
en Brockley Whins
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Brockley is the 100791st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 179 individuals. Brockley is most common among White (99.44%) individuals.
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