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Farnley

Farnley proper noun: a suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2532).

Proper noun

Farnley (countable and uncountable, plural Farnleys)

  1. A suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2532).
    • Jordan Burling died after going into cardiac arrest in the lounge of his house in Farnley, Leeds, in June 2016. […] Jordan shared his Farnley home with his mother, grandmother and uncle2018 June 14, “Jordan Burling death: Teen had 'lowest BMI doctor had seen'”, in BBC, archived from the original on 23 Feb 2023
  2. A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Harrogate borough (OS grid ref SE2147).
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Farnley

pluralFarnleys

Origin of Farnley

From Old English fearn (“fern”) + lēah (“woodland”). Equivalent to fern + -ley (“lea”) and a doublet of Farley.

Words formed from Farnley

Questions about Farnley

What does Farnley mean?
Farnley means a suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2532).
What part of speech is Farnley?
Farnley is a proper noun.

Words near Farnley in the dictionary

  1. Farnham Royal
  2. Farnhams
  3. Farnhill
  4. Farnhills
  5. Farningham
  6. Farnley
  7. Farnley Tyas
  8. Farnleys
  9. Farnol
  10. Farnols
  11. Farnovian

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