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Whitleigh

suburban area · City of Plymouth

Old EnglishAI-generated

Whitleigh likely means 'the white clearing' or 'the white meadow'. It is composed of the Old English words 'hwit' (white) and 'leah' (clearing, meadow).

Word origins

Whit
Old Englishwhite(from hwit "white")
leigh
Old Englishclearing, meadow(from leah "clearing, meadow")