Rodley

A village in Westbury-on-Severn parish, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7411).

Proper noun

  1. A village in Westbury-on-Severn parish, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7411).
  2. A suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2236).
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

From Old English hrēod (“reed”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to reed + -ley (“lea”).

Forms

Rodleys