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Swanley

Swanley proper noun: a town and civil parish with a town council in Sevenoaks district, Kent, England, just outside Greater London (OS grid ref TQ5168).

Proper noun

Swanley

  1. A town and civil parish with a town council in Sevenoaks district, Kent, England, just outside Greater London (OS grid ref TQ5168).
  2. A small settlement in Burland parish and Baddiley parish, Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6152).

Origin of Swanley

From Old English sweġen (“swain”) + lēah (“clearing”).

Questions about Swanley

What does Swanley mean?
Swanley means a town and civil parish with a town council in Sevenoaks district, Kent, England, just outside Greater London (OS grid ref TQ5168).
What part of speech is Swanley?
Swanley is a proper noun.

Words near Swanley in the dictionary

  1. swankpot
  2. swankpots
  3. swanks
  4. swanky
  5. swanless
  6. Swanley
  7. swanlike
  8. swanling
  9. swanlings
  10. swanly
  11. swanmark

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