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Lindley

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Two possible origins:

* The places in North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire are named with Old English līn (“flax”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”), with epenthetic -d-. Equivalent to line + -ley (“lea”).

* The deserted medieval village in Leicestershire is named with Old English lind (“lime tree”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to lind + -ley (“lea”).

proper noun Lindleys

  1. countable, uncountable A deserted medieval village in Higham on the Hill parish, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP374679).
  2. countable, uncountable A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Harrogate district (OS grid ref SE229764).
  3. countable, uncountable A suburb of Huddersfield, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE115185).
  4. countable, uncountable A town in the Free State province, South Africa, named after Daniel Lindley.
  5. countable, uncountable A locality in West Rand district municipality, Gauteng province, South Africa.
  6. countable, uncountable A locality in Mid Murray council area, Mid North region, South Australia, Australia.
  7. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Grundy County, Missouri, United States.
  8. countable, uncountable A town in Steuben County, New York, United States.
  9. countable, uncountable A habitational surname from Old English.

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"Lindley." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lindley. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Lindley. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lindley

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"Lindley." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lindley.

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@misc{lindley_2026,
  title = {Lindley},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lindley},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}