Hanley

name

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A town in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, one of the Potteries (OS grid ref SJ880480). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A civil parish in Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO668659). countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A habitational surname from Old English. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Old English hēan, weak dative case of hēah (“high”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Compare Henley, which shares the same etymology.

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