Wheatley

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An English surname from Old English. Derived from the place name countable
  2. 2
    A placename:; A town in St. Francis County, Arkansas, United States. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A placename:; A community in Chatham-Kent, south-western Ontario, Canada. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A placename:; A hamlet in Binsted parish, East Hampshire district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU7840). countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A placename:; A village and civil parish in South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP5905). countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A placename:; A northern suburb of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5804). countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A placename:; A suburb of Halifax, Calderdale borough, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0726). countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Old English hwǣte (“wheat”) + lēah (“clearing”). Equivalent to wheat + -ley (“lea”). Identical to Whatley.

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