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Hindley

Hindley proper noun: a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD6204).

Proper noun

Hindley (countable and uncountable, plural Hindleys)

  1. A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD6204).
  2. A hamlet in Stocksfield parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ0559).
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Hindley

pluralHindleys

Origin of Hindley

From Old English hind (“hind, female deer”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to hind + -ley (“lea”).

Words formed from Hindley

Questions about Hindley

What does Hindley mean?
Hindley means a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD6204).
What part of speech is Hindley?
Hindley is a proper noun.

Words near Hindley in the dictionary

  1. Hindkowans
  2. Hindle
  3. hindleg
  4. hindlegs
  5. Hindles
  6. Hindley
  7. Hindley Green
  8. Hindley's screw
  9. Hindley-Milner type system
  10. Hindley-Milner type systems
  11. Hindleys

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