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Hoyland

Hoyland proper noun: a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE372003).

Proper noun

Hoyland (countable and uncountable, plural Hoylands)

  1. A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE372003).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Hoyland

pluralHoylands

Origin of Hoyland

From Old English hoh (“hill spur”) + land (“(cultivated) land”).

Words formed from Hoyland

Questions about Hoyland

What does Hoyland mean?
Hoyland means a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE372003).
What part of speech is Hoyland?
Hoyland is a proper noun.

Words near Hoyland in the dictionary

  1. Hoyes
  2. hoyin
  3. hoying
  4. Hoyings
  5. Hoylake
  6. Hoyland
  7. Hoyland Common
  8. Hoylands
  9. Hoyle
  10. Hoylean
  11. Hoyles

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