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Horley

Horley proper noun: a town and civil parish in Reigate and Banstead borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ2842).

Proper noun

Horley

  1. A town and civil parish in Reigate and Banstead borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ2842).
  2. A village and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP4143).
  3. A surname.

Origin of Horley

From Old English horn + lēah (“meadow”); "clearing in a horn-shaped piece of land".

Questions about Horley

What does Horley mean?
Horley means a town and civil parish in Reigate and Banstead borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ2842).
What part of speech is Horley?
Horley is a proper noun.

Words near Horley in the dictionary

  1. Horky
  2. Horlacher
  3. Horlachers
  4. horlan
  5. Horler
  6. Horley
  7. Horlești
  8. Horlick
  9. horlicks
  10. horlicksed
  11. horlickses

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