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Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A village and civil parish in Hambleton district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5874). countable, uncountable
2. 2
   A habitational surname from Old English. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From the Old English personal name *Eofor, a byname from eofor (“wild boar”), + -s- + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

Related phrases

north yorkshire

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