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Tinsley

Tinsley proper noun: a suburb of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK3990).

Proper noun

Tinsley (countable and uncountable, plural Tinsleys)

  1. A suburb of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK3990).
    • Tinsley Yard in Sheffield was once one of the largest and most advanced 'hump' marshalling yards in the world. But a decline in wagonload freight led to its swift demise and much of the site has lain derelict since the 1980s. MICHAEL RHODES examines this rise and fall in Tinsley's fortunes, and the...2021 June 2, “Tinsley reborn...”, in RAIL, number 932, page 33
  2. An unincorporated community in Yazoo County, Mississippi, United States.
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.
  4. A female given name transferred from the surname.

Forms of Tinsley

pluralTinsleys

Origin of Tinsley

From the unattested Old English personal name *Tynni + -s- + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

Words formed from Tinsley

Questions about Tinsley

What does Tinsley mean?
Tinsley means a suburb of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK3990).
What part of speech is Tinsley?
Tinsley is a proper noun.

Words near Tinsley in the dictionary

  1. tinselwork
  2. tinsely
  3. tinsful
  4. tinskin
  5. tinskins
  6. Tinsley
  7. Tinsley Green
  8. tinsleyite
  9. Tinsleys
  10. Tinsman
  11. Tinsmans

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