English Explanatory Dictionary

scholes

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. plural of schole
name
  1. A number of places in England:
  2. An urban area in Wigan, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD5805).
  3. A small village in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SK3995).
  4. A village near Cleckheaton, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1626).
  5. A village in Holme Valley parish, near Holmfirth, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1507).
  6. A village in Barwick in Elmet and Scholes parish, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE3737).
  7. A hamlet near Oakworth, Keighley parish, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE0138).
  8. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Word forms

scholes Scholeses Scoles Sholes

Etymology

Ultimately from Old Norse skáli (“hut, shed”). Doublet of Scales.

Derived words

Barwick in Elmet and Scholes
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