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Kirkley
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Proper Noun
- 1 A village in Ponteland parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ1676). countable, uncountable
- 2 A southern suburb of Lowestoft, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM541916). countable, uncountable
- 3 A habitational surname. countable, uncountable
Etymology
From Old Norse kirkja (“church”) + Old English lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to church + -ley (“lea”).
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