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Whixley

Whixley proper noun: a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE443580).

Proper noun

Whixley

  1. A village and civil parish in the Harrogate district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE443580).

Origin of Whixley

From the Old English personal name Cwichelm + lēah (“clearing”).

Questions about Whixley

What does Whixley mean?
Whixley means a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE443580).
What part of speech is Whixley?
Whixley is a proper noun.

Words near Whixley in the dictionary

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  2. Whitworth guns
  3. Whitworths
  4. whity
  5. Whixall
  6. Whixley
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  8. whiz deletion
  9. whiz deletions
  10. whiz kid
  11. whiz kids

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