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Walmersley

Walmersley proper noun: a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD8013).

Proper noun

Walmersley (countable and uncountable, plural Walmersleys)

  1. A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD8013).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Walmersley

pluralWalmersleys
alternative formWalmesley
alternative formWalmisley
alternative formWalmsley

Origin of Walmersley

From the Old English personal name Waldmǣr, which is composed of the elements weald (“power, authority”) and mǣre (“famous”), + -s- + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

Questions about Walmersley

What does Walmersley mean?
Walmersley means a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD8013).
What part of speech is Walmersley?
Walmersley is a proper noun.

Words near Walmersley in the dictionary

  1. Walmarts
  2. Walmatjari
  3. walmed
  4. Walmer
  5. Walmers
  6. Walmersley
  7. Walmersleys
  8. Walmesley
  9. Walmesleys
  10. walming
  11. Walmisley

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