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Doley Common

Other OS name in the Parish of Gnosall

Historical Forms

  • Dorel(e)y Common 1686 Plot 1813 Nightingale
  • Dorley 1586 Ct
  • Dauley Common 1833 O

Etymology

, 1839TA , Dorel (e )y Common 1686Plot, 1813 Nightingale, Dorley 1586Ct , Dauley Common 1833 O , possibly from dor in the sense of ' a narrowing valley ' and lēah ' wood ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement