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Yearsley

Yearsley proper noun: a village and civil parish in Hambleton district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5874).

Proper noun

Yearsley (countable and uncountable, plural Yearsleys)

  1. A village and civil parish in Hambleton district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5874).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Yearsley

pluralYearsleys

Origin of Yearsley

From the Old English personal name *Eofor, a byname from eofor (“wild boar”), + -s- + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

Questions about Yearsley

What does Yearsley mean?
Yearsley means a village and civil parish in Hambleton district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5874).
What part of speech is Yearsley?
Yearsley is a proper noun.

Words near Yearsley in the dictionary

  1. years' minds
  2. years' purchase
  3. years-long
  4. Yearsett
  5. yearsful
  6. Yearsley
  7. Yearsleys
  8. yearslong
  9. yearsman
  10. yearsmen
  11. yearsworth

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