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Sawley

Sawley proper noun: a village and civil parish in Erewash borough, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK4731).

Proper noun

Sawley

  1. A village and civil parish in Erewash borough, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK4731).
  2. A village and civil parish (served by Bolton-by-Bowland, Gisburn Forest and Sawley Parish Council) in Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7746).
  3. A village and civil parish (served by Grantley, Sawley, Skelding and Eavestone Parish Council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Harrogate borough (OS grid ref SE2467).
  4. A surname.

Questions about Sawley

What does Sawley mean?
Sawley means a village and civil parish in Erewash borough, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK4731).
What part of speech is Sawley?
Sawley is a proper noun.

Words near Sawley in the dictionary

  1. sawists
  2. Sawka
  3. Sawkas
  4. sawlette
  5. sawlettes
  6. Sawley
  7. sawlike
  8. sawlog
  9. sawlogs
  10. sawm
  11. sawmaker

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