Etymology

Bingley

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Today it means: A market town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE108389). Full definition →

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The story

From the Old English personal name Bynna + -ing (“belonging to”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

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