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Brindley

Brindley proper noun: a village and civil parish in Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ592534).

Proper noun

Brindley (countable and uncountable, plural Brindleys)

  1. A village and civil parish in Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ592534).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Brindley

pluralBrindleys
alternative formBrinley

Origin of Brindley

From Old English berned (“burnt”) + lēah (“woodland, glade, clearing”). Equivalent to burnt + -ley (“lea”).

Words formed from Brindley

Questions about Brindley

What does Brindley mean?
Brindley means a village and civil parish in Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ592534).
What part of speech is Brindley?
Brindley is a proper noun.

Words near Brindley in the dictionary

  1. Brindle Heath
  2. brindled
  3. brindled gnu
  4. brindled gnus
  5. brindles
  6. Brindley
  7. Brindley Heath
  8. brindleyite
  9. Brindleys
  10. brindling
  11. brindlings

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