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Henley.

A place name, including:

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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  1. A place name, including: A number of places in England: A town in Oxfordshire; see Henley-on-Thames.

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  2. A place name, including: A number of places in England: A town in Warwickshire; see Henley-in-Arden.

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  3. A place name, including: A number of places in England: A hamlet in Buckland Newton parish, Dorset (OS grid ref ST6904).

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  4. A place name, including: A number of places in England: An outer eastern suburb of Gloucester, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO9016).

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  5. A place name, including: A number of places in England: A hamlet in Acton Scott parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SO4588).

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  6. A place name, including: A number of places in England: A hamlet in Bitterley parish, south Shropshire (OS grid ref SO5476).

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  7. A place name, including: A number of places in England: A hamlet in High Ham parish, Somerset (OS grid ref ST4332)

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  8. A place name, including: A number of places in England: A hamlet in West Crewkerne parish, Somerset (OS grid ref ST4407).

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  9. A place name, including: A number of places in England: A village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TM1551).

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  10. A place name, including: A number of places in England: A small settlement in Easebourne parish, Chichester district, West Sussex (OS grid ref SU8925).

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  11. A place name, including: A number of places in England: A hamlet in Box parish, Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST8267)

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  12. A place name, including: A number of places in England: A hamlet mostly in Buttermere parish, Wiltshire. (OS grid ref SU3259).

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  13. A place name, including: A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Cole County, Missouri, derived from the surname.

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  14. A place name, including: A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Scioto County, Ohio, derived from the surname.

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  15. A place name, including: A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Klamath County, Oregon, also from the surname.

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  16. A place name, including: A suburb of Sydney in the Municipality of Hunter's Hill, New South Wales, Australia.

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  17. A place name, including: A settlement in Otago, New Zealand, on the Taieri River.

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  18. A habitational surname from Old English.

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Where this word comes from

From Old English hēan, weak dative case of hēah (“high”), + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Compare Hanley, which shares the same etymology.

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  1. Alternative letter-case form of henley.

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Where this word comes from

From Old English hēan, weak dative case of hēah (“high”), + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Compare Hanley, which shares the same etymology.

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