The suffix 'ley' signifies a field, meadow or clearing, showing the village's rural origins.

As a boy he loved the rhythms and routines of farm life and he never forgot his rural origins.

Owing to rural origin, he was aware of folklore ballads and songs of oral tradition.

The dishes and specialties of the region are generally sober and sensible, reflecting a modest, rural origin.

He found its inspiration from his rural origins and this issue was a recurring theme in his writings.

His rural origins became the stuff of promotional fare.

By and large, migrants from India were predominantly of rural origin, mostly young, less educated, unskilled with almost half of them being unmarried.

The Soviet authorities approved of this festival probably due to its humble rural origin.

Virginia continues to modernise as a growing urban community with a foothold still clinging on to its rural origins.