Shakerley

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Shakerley

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From Old English scēacere (“robber, thief”) (from Proto-West Germanic *skākārī) + lēah (“woodland; clearing”).

proper noun Shakerleys · Shackley

countable, uncountable A suburban area near Tyldesley, Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD6902).
countable, uncountable A habitational surname from Old English.

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@misc{shakerley_2026,
  title = {Shakerley},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shakerley},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}