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Mossley

Mossley proper noun: a town and civil parish with a town council in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD9702).

Proper noun

Mossley

  1. A town and civil parish with a town council in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD9702).

Origin of Mossley

From Old English mos (“moss, bog”) + lēah (“meadow”).

Words formed from Mossley

Questions about Mossley

What does Mossley mean?
Mossley means a town and civil parish with a town council in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD9702).
What part of speech is Mossley?
Mossley is a proper noun.

Words near Mossley in the dictionary

  1. mossland
  2. mosslands
  3. mossle
  4. mossles
  5. mossless
  6. Mossley
  7. Mossley Hill
  8. mosslike
  9. Mossman
  10. Mossmans
  11. Mosso

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