Crawley

/ˈkrɔːli/ noun

A place name (town in West Sussex, England) or a surname; sometimes used to describe something that crawls or moves slowly.

From Old English 'craw' meaning crow and 'leah' meaning clearing or meadow, literally 'crow's meadow.' It's a geographic descriptor that became a town name in medieval times.

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