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