Tinsley

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Tinsley

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From the unattested Old English personal name *Tynni + -s- + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

proper noun Tinsleys

countable, uncountable A suburb of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK3990). Tinsley Yard in Sheffield was once one of the largest and most advanced 'hump' marshalling yards in the world. But a decline in wagonload freight led to its swift demise and much of the site has lain derelict since the 1980s. MICHAEL RHODES examines this rise and fall in Tinsley's fortunes, and the
countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Yazoo County, Mississippi, United States.
countable, uncountable A habitational surname from Old English.
countable, uncountable A female given name transferred from the surname.

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@misc{tinsley_2026,
  title = {Tinsley},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tinsley},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}