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Winstanley

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Winstanley

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From the Old English personal name Wynnstān + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

proper noun Winstanleys

  1. countable, uncountable A suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD5503).
  2. countable, uncountable A habitational surname from Old English.

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"Winstanley." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/winstanley. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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

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

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@misc{winstanley_2026,
  title = {Winstanley},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/winstanley},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}