# Wortley

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #71,229

## Definitions
1. An inner city area of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2732).
2. A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK3099).
3. A habitational surname from Old English.

## Etymology
From Old English wyrt (“plant, vegetable”) + lēah (“wood clearing, glade”). Equivalent to wort + -ley (“lea”).

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