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From a short form of hēahdēor (“stag deer”) + -s- + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ9794). Full definition →
From a short form of hēahdēor (“stag deer”) + -s- + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.