Whyteleafe

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Tandridge district, Surrey, England, just outside Greater London (OS grid ref TQ3358).

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish in Tandridge district, Surrey, England, just outside Greater London (OS grid ref TQ3358).

Origin

A variant of white + leaf, apparently from the white underside of whitebeam leaves; another source says it was named from White Leaf Field in 1839 (A. D. Mills, A Dictionary of British Place Names).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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