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Whalley

/ˈwɔːli/

Whalley proper noun: a village and civil parish in Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7336).

Proper noun

Whalley (countable and uncountable, plural Whalleys)

  1. A village and civil parish in Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7336).
  2. The city centre of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, named after Arthur Whalley.
  3. A surname.

Forms of Whalley

pluralWhalleys

Origin of Whalley

Variant of Whaley.

Words formed from Whalley

Questions about Whalley

What does Whalley mean?
Whalley means a village and civil parish in Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7336).
What part of speech is Whalley?
Whalley is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Whalley?
Whalley is pronounced /ˈwɔːli/.

Words near Whalley in the dictionary

  1. whaling stations
  2. whalings
  3. whalish
  4. Whall
  5. whallah
  6. Whalley
  7. Whalley Range
  8. Whalleys
  9. Whalls
  10. whally
  11. Whalsay

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