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Hawley

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  1. 1
    A placename:; A village in Blackwater and Hawley parish, Hart district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU8559). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A placename:; A village in Sutton-at-Hone and Hawley parish, Dartford district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ5471). countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A placename:; An unincorporated community in Blaine County, Idaho, United States. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A placename:; A town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A placename:; A town in Clay County, Minnesota, United States. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A placename:; A ghost town in Wright County, Missouri, United States. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A placename:; A borough of Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A placename:; A city in Jones County, Texas, United States. countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    A habitational surname from Old English. countable, uncountable

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Etymology

Two main origins: * The village in Hampshire is from Old English heall (“hall, dwelling, house”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to hall + -ley (“lea”). * The village in Kent is from Old English hāliġ (“holy, sacred”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to holy + -ley (“lea”).

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