Wheatley
English
Etymology
From Old English hwǣte (“wheat”) + lēah (“clearing”). Equivalent to wheat + -ley (“lea”). Identical to Whatley.
Proper noun
Wheatley (countable and uncountable, plural Wheatleys)
- (countable) An English surname from Old English. Derived from the place name
- A placename:
- A town in St. Francis County, Arkansas, United States.
- A community in Chatham-Kent, south-western Ontario, Canada.
- A hamlet in Binsted parish, East Hampshire district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU7840).
- A village and civil parish in South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP5905).
- A northern suburb of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5804).[1]
- A suburb of Halifax, Calderdale borough, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0726).[2]
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