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Mowsley Family History

Mowsley Surname Meaning

From Mowsley (Leics) which is recorded as Muslegh in 1226 and Mouseley in 129. The place-name derives from Old English mūs ‘mouse’ + lēah ‘wood woodland clearing’.

There has probably been some confusion with Moseley.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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