All Definitions for Stanley
Below are all the dictionary definitions of stanley:
1A habitational surname from Old English.
2A male given name transferred from the surname, popular in the early 20th century.
3Any of several places, outside England named for persons with the surname:
4A town, the capital of the Falkland Islands, also known as Port Stanley.
5A small town in Circular Head council area, north-west Tasmania, Australia.
6A small town near Beechworth, Victoria, Australia.
7A neighbourhood near the centre of Alexandria, Egypt.
8A coastal town and area of Southern district, Hong Kong.
9A number of places in Canada:
10A ghost town in the Cariboo region, British Columbia.
11A rural municipality in southern Manitoba
12In full, the Rural Municipality of Stanley.
13A village in York County, New Brunswick.
14A rural municipality in south-east Saskatchewan
15In full, the Rural Municipality of Stanley No. 215.
16A number of places in the United Kingdom:
17A village in Stanley and Stanley Common parish, Erewash borough, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK4240).
18A former coal town and civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ1953).
19A small suburb of Liverpool, Merseyside (OS grid ref SJ3891).
20A small village in Endon and Stanley parish, Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9352).
21A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3424).
22A hamlet in Bremhill parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST9572).
23A village north of Perth in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO1033).
24A number of places in the United States:
25An unincorporated community in Napa County, California.
26The former name of an unincorporated community in Fresno County, California, now called Turk.
27A tiny town in Custer County, Idaho.
28An unincorporated community in Hart Township, Warrick County, Indiana.
29A tiny city in Buchanan County and Fayette County, Iowa.
30A neighborhood of Overland Park, Kansas
31A suburb of Kansas City.
32An unincorporated community in Daviess County, Kentucky.
33A village in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana.
34An unincorporated community in Santa Fe County, New Mexico.
35A hamlet in the town of Seneca, Ontario County, New York.
36A town in Gaston County, North Carolina.
37A small city, the county seat of Mountrail County, North Dakota.
38A town in Page County, Virginia.
39A small city in Chippewa County and Clark County, Wisconsin.
40A town in Barron County, Wisconsin.
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