Hanley

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Hanley

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From Old English hēan, weak dative case of hēah (“high”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Compare Henley, which shares the same etymology.

proper noun Hanleys

countable, uncountable A town in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, one of the Potteries (OS grid ref SJ880480).
countable, uncountable A civil parish in Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO668659).
countable, uncountable A habitational surname from Old English.

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Closest in meaning: maxwell, bowdoin, hanwood, hanford, hales, hanbury, hatherton, hartshill, heatley, longton, hallaton, haselour, handley, tunstall, hadley, harlaston

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@misc{hanley_2026,
  title = {Hanley},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hanley},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}