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Tyldesley

Tyldesley proper noun: a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD7001).

Proper noun

Tyldesley (countable and uncountable, plural Tyldesleys)

  1. A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD7001).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Tyldesley

pluralTyldesleys
alternative formTildersley
alternative formTildesley

Origin of Tyldesley

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

Questions about Tyldesley

What does Tyldesley mean?
Tyldesley means a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD7001).
What part of speech is Tyldesley?
Tyldesley is a proper noun.

Words near Tyldesley in the dictionary

  1. tylakoid
  2. tylari
  3. tylarus
  4. Tylden
  5. Tylden South
  6. Tyldesley
  7. Tyldesleys
  8. tyle
  9. tyle-berries
  10. tyle-berry
  11. tylecodon

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