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Hartley.

A place in England:

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈhɑːtli/Received-Pronunciation/ˈhɑɹtli/General-American

  1. A place in England: A village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY7808).

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  2. A place in England: A suburb of Plymouth, Devon (OS grid ref SX488325).

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  3. A place in England: A village and civil parish in Sevenoaks district, Kent (OS grid ref TQ605675).

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  4. A place in England: A village in Cranbrook and Sissinghurst parish, Tunbridge Wells district, Kent (OS grid ref TQ7534).

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  5. A place in England: A suburb of Seaton Sluice, Northumberland, on the border with Tyne and Wear (OS grid ref NZ3375)

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  6. A place in the United States: A census-designated place in Solano County, California.

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  7. A place in the United States: A city and township in O'Brien County, Iowa.

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  8. A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Gogebic County, Michigan.

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  9. A place in the United States: A township in Union County, Pennsylvania.

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  10. A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Haakon County, South Dakota.

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  11. A place in the United States: A census-designated place in Hartley County, Texas.

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  12. A place in the United States: Ellipsis of Hartley County.

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  13. A locality in the Lithgow council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.

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  14. A habitational surname from Old English.

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Where this word comes from

From Old English heorot (“hart, stag”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to hart + -ley (“lea”).

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