scholes

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proper noun

An urban area in Wigan, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD5805).

OriginOld Norse skáli →
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Meanings

scholes1

noun
  1. pluralplural of schole

Scholes2

proper nounScholes (countable and uncountable, plural Scholeses)

plural Scholeses · alternative Scoles · alternative Sholes

  1. A number of places in England:
    1. countableuncountableAn urban area in Wigan, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD5805).
    2. countableuncountableA small village in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SK3995).
    3. countableuncountableA village near Cleckheaton, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1626).
    4. countableuncountableA village in Holme Valley parish, near Holmfirth, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1507).
    5. countableuncountableA village in Barwick in Elmet and Scholes parish, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE3737).
    6. countableuncountableA hamlet near Oakworth, Keighley parish, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE0138).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old Norse.

Origin

  1. Old Norseskáli“hut, shed”
  2. EnglishScholes

Ultimately from Old Norse skáli (“hut, shed”). Doublet of Scales.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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