# Rodley

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
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.

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

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