Hanley

H4A1N1L1E1Y4

proper noun

A town in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, one of the Potteries (OS grid ref SJ880480).

OriginOld English hēan →
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Meanings

proper nounHanley (countable and uncountable, plural Hanleys)

plural Hanleys

  1. countableuncountableA town in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, one of the Potteries (OS grid ref SJ880480).
  2. countableuncountableA civil parish in Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO668659).
  3. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishhēan
  2. EnglishHanley

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

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APA

Hanley. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hanley

MLA

“Hanley.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hanley. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hanley,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hanley.

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