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Selly Oak

Selly Oak proper noun: an industrial and residential area in Birmingham, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP0482).

Proper noun

Selly Oak

  1. An industrial and residential area in Birmingham, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP0482).

Origin of Selly Oak

From Escelie (Domesday Book 1086), and Selvele (1204); Oak was added later.

Questions about Selly Oak

What does Selly Oak mean?
Selly Oak means an industrial and residential area in Birmingham, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP0482).
What part of speech is Selly Oak?
Selly Oak is a proper noun.

Words near Selly Oak in the dictionary

  1. sellup
  2. sellups
  3. Sellwood
  4. Sellwoods
  5. selly
  6. Selly Oak
  7. Selly Park
  8. Sellye
  9. sellæ turcicæ
  10. SELM
  11. Selma

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