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Hattersley

Hattersley proper noun: a suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ9794).

Proper noun

Hattersley (countable and uncountable, plural Hattersleys)

  1. A suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ9794).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Hattersley

pluralHattersleys

Origin of Hattersley

From a short form of hēahdēor (“stag deer”) + -s- + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

Questions about Hattersley

What does Hattersley mean?
Hattersley means a suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ9794).
What part of speech is Hattersley?
Hattersley is a proper noun.

Words near Hattersley in the dictionary

  1. hatteria
  2. hatterias
  3. hatteries
  4. hattering
  5. hatters
  6. Hattersley
  7. Hattersleys
  8. hattery
  9. Hattey
  10. hatti
  11. hatti-sherif

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