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Wheatley

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Meaning

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

Etymology / origin

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

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