Ingleby

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proper noun

A hamlet and civil parish (without a council) in South Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3426).

OriginOld Norse Englar →
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Meanings

proper nounIngleby (countable and uncountable, plural Inglebys)

plural Inglebys · alternative Ingilby

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA hamlet and civil parish (without a council) in South Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3426).
    2. countableuncountableA hamlet in Saxilby with Ingleby parish, West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK8978).
    3. countableuncountableA ghost town in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  2. countableA habitation surname from Old Norse.

Origin

  1. Old NorseEnglar“Englishman”
  2. EnglishIngleby

From Old Norse Englar (“Englishman”) + býr (“village, settlement”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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