Bexley
[ˈbɛksli]Meaning
from Old English byxe, box tree, and leah, wood or clearing
Background Story
Bexley comes from the Old English byxe, meaning box tree, and leah, meaning wood or clearing, equivalent to box plus -ley. The same word is the name of an area of south-eastern Greater London, formerly an ancient parish in Kent.
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