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scholes

scholes is the plural of schole.

Proper noun capitalized: Scholes

Scholes (countable and uncountable, plural Scholeses)

  1. An urban area in Wigan, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD5805).
  2. A small village in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SK3995).
  3. A village near Cleckheaton, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1626).
  4. A village in Holme Valley parish, near Holmfirth, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1507).
  5. A village in Barwick in Elmet and Scholes parish, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE3737).
  6. A hamlet near Oakworth, Keighley parish, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE0138).
  7. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Forms of scholes

pluralScholeses
alternative formScoles
alternative formSholes

Origin of scholes

Ultimately from Old Norse skáli (“hut, shed”). Doublet of Scales.

Words formed from scholes

Questions about scholes

What does scholes mean?
Scholes means an urban area in Wigan, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD5805).
What is scholes the plural of?
Scholes is the plural of schole.
What part of speech is scholes?
Scholes is a proper noun.

Words near scholes in the dictionary

  1. schole
  2. scholehouse
  3. scholehouses
  4. scholemaster
  5. scholemasters
  6. scholes
  7. Scholeses
  8. Scholesy
  9. Scholey
  10. Scholfield
  11. scholia

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