The astley Surname
astley Name Meaning and History
English: habitational name from a place in Warwickshire named
Astley, from Old English east ‘east’ + leah
‘woodland clearing’. There are several other places in western and
northwestern England so named, but the modern surname seems to be
particularly associated with the one in Warwickshire. See also
Astle.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| The Astley's of England | Chris | 23 |
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| david astley and richard astley in wales |
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| Astley and/or Ashley from Montgomeryshire |
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| Origins of Astley. HELP! | Christopher Astley | 3 |
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| Astley's from Wem |
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| Astley Family from Preston, Lancashire. |
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