Shakerley

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proper noun

A suburban area near Tyldesley, Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD6902).

OriginOld English scēacere ← Proto-West Germanic *skākārī →
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Meanings

proper nounShakerley (countable and uncountable, plural Shakerleys)

plural Shakerleys · alternative Shackley

  1. countableuncountableA suburban area near Tyldesley, Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD6902).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Proto-West Germanic*skākārī
  2. Old Englishscēacere“robber, thief”
  3. EnglishShakerley

From Old English scēacere (“robber, thief”) (from Proto-West Germanic *skākārī) + lēah (“woodland; clearing”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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