Hindley

H4I1N1D2L1E1Y4

proper noun

A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD6204).

OriginOld English hind →
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Meanings

proper nounHindley (countable and uncountable, plural Hindleys)

plural Hindleys

  1. countableuncountableA town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD6204).
  2. countableuncountableA hamlet in Stocksfield parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ0559).
  3. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishhind“hind, female deer”
  2. EnglishHindley

From Old English hind (“hind, female deer”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to hind + -ley (“lea”).

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APA

Hindley. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hindley

MLA

“Hindley.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hindley. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hindley,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hindley.

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