# Mawdesley

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A village and civil parish in Chorley borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD491145).
2. A habitational surname.

## Etymology
From the Anglo-Norman female given name Maud + Middle English ley (“meadow”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mawdesley