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Highley

Highley proper noun: a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO7483).

Proper noun

Highley (countable and uncountable, plural Highleys)

  1. A village and civil parish in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO7483).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Highley

pluralHighleys
alternative formHiley

Origin of Highley

Recorded as Hugelei in the Domesday Book, the village is named with the unattested Old English personal name *Hugga + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

Questions about Highley

What does Highley mean?
Highley means a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO7483).
What part of speech is Highley?
Highley is a proper noun.

Words near Highley in the dictionary

  1. Highlands East
  2. Highlands-Baywood Park
  3. highlarious
  4. highleg
  5. highless
  6. Highley
  7. Highleys
  8. highlier
  9. highliest
  10. highlife
  11. highlifes

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