Whitley
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United Kingdom- Whitley BayWhitley BayWhitley Bay is a town in North Tyneside, in Tyne and Wear, England. It is on the North Sea coast and has a fine stretch of golden sandy beach forming a bay stretching from St. Mary's Island in the north to Cullercoats in the south...
, town in Tyne and Wear (and known as Whitley until the 19th century) - Whitley, BerkshireWhitley, BerkshireWhitley is a suburb of Reading in the English county of Berkshire.-Geography:Whitley, commonly known as one of the larger suburbs of Reading, is bounded to the north and east by a ridge of high ground carrying the road to Shinfield, to the west by the valleys of the River Kennet and the Foudry...
, suburb of Reading - Whitley, CheshireWhitley, CheshireWhitley is a civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is surrounded by the parishes of Antrobus, Comberbach, Little Leigh and Dutton...
, village near Warrington - Whitley, CoventryWhitley, CoventryWhitley is a suburb of southern Coventry in the West Midlands of England.-Industry and commerce:Whitley is the home of the Whitley plant, which is the Engineering Centre and Headquarters of Jaguar Cars Limited...
, suburb of Coventry - Whitley ChapelWhitley ChapelWhitley Chapel is a village in Northumberland, England about south of Hexham, and in the parish of Whitley.- Governance :Whitley Chapel is in the parliamentary constituency of Hexham.- Landmarks :...
, village near Hexham, Northumberland - Whitley, North YorkshireWhitley, North YorkshireWhitley is a village in the Selby district of North Yorkshire, England, close to the Aire and Calder Navigation and the M62 motorway....
, village near Pontefract - Whitley, WiltshireWhitley, WiltshireWhitley is a village in Wiltshire, England; it belongs to the civil parish of Melksham Without.It is quite small with a minor population....
, village near Melksham - WitleyWitleyWitley, in Surrey, England is a village south west of Godalming. The village lies just east of the A3 that runs from Guildford to Petersfield. Witley together with the neighbouring area of Hambledon have a population of about 4,000. Neighbouring villages include Milford, Chiddingfold and...
, village in Surrey
USA
- Whitley Heights, Los Angeles, CaliforniaWhitley Heights, Los Angeles, CaliforniaWhitley Heights is a residential neighborhood in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles, California. Named for Hobart Johnstone "HJ" Whitley, the "Father of Hollywood", Whitley Heights was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982....
, neighborhood in Hollywood, CA - Whitley County, examples in several states of the United States.
Singapore
- Whitley Road, SingaporeSingaporeSingapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
Schools
- Whitley Secondary SchoolWhitley Secondary SchoolWhitley Secondary School is a co-educational government secondary school at 30, Bishan St 24, Bishan, Singapore. Students are known as 'Whitleyans'...
, school in Bishan, Singapore - Whitley Abbey Community SchoolWhitley Abbey Community SchoolWhitley Abbey Community School is a comprehensive school in Whitley, Coventry, England. It opened on 13 October 2000 and replaced the former Whitley Abbey Comprehensive School built in the 1950s, which was one of the first comprehensive schools in Coventry....
, secondary school in Coventry, England - Whitley College (University of Melbourne)
People
- Charles Orville WhitleyCharles Orville WhitleyCharles Orville Whitley was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1977 and 1986.Born in Siler City, North Carolina, Whitley attended Siler City High School, graduating in 1943...
(1927–2002), Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina - Chris WhitleyChris WhitleyChristopher Becker Whitley was an American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist.Whitley changed his sound frequently, and achieved modest mainstream success while maintaining a small but devoted following...
(1960–2005), American singer, songwriter and guitarist. - E. J. WhitleyE. J. WhitleyE. J. Whitley is an American football player who formerly played center in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football as an offensive tackle for the Texas Tech Red Raiders and was drafted in the 2006 NFL Draft as the 224th overall pick by the Cowboys...
(born 1982), American football player - Edward Whitley (environmentalist), founder of the Whitley Awards in 1994, associated with naturalist and author Gerald Durrell
- Edward Whitley (politician)Edward Whitley (politician)Edward Whitley was an English solicitor and Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 to 1892....
(1825–1892), English solicitor and Conservative Member of Parliament - Gilbert Percy WhitleyGilbert Percy WhitleyGilbert Percy Whitley was a British-born Australian ichthyologist and malacologist who was Curator of Fishes at the Australian Museum in Sydney for about 40 years. He was born at Swaythling, Southampton, England, and was educated at King Edward VI School, Southampton and Osborne House...
(1903-1975), British-born Australian ichthyologist - Herbert WhitleyHerbert WhitleyHerbert Whitley was a millionaire and animal breeder who established Paignton Zoo zoological garden on his estate at Primley, Torquay in Devon in the 1920s....
(died 1955), eccentric millionaire and animal breeder who established Paignton Zoo - Hobart Johnstone WhitleyHobart Johnstone WhitleyHobart Johnstone Whitley , also known as H.J. Whitley is the "Father of Hollywood", was a real estate developer who helped create the Hollywood subdivision in Los Angeles, Southern California. He and his wife, Margaret Virginia Whitley named the town while on their honeymoon in 1886...
(1847–1931), American land developer - Jeff WhitleyJeff WhitleyJeffrey "Jeff" Whitley is a Zambian-born Northern Irish former professional football. He twice won promotion to the Premiership with Manchester City in 2000 and Sunderland in 2005 and was an Northern Ireland international...
(born 1979), Zambian born Northern Irish professional football player - Jim WhitleyJim WhitleyJim Whitley is a Zambian-born Northern Irish former professional footballer. Although not officially retired, he has not played since 2006 after leaving Wrexham....
(born 1975), Zambian born Northern Irish professional footballer - John Henry WhitleyJohn Henry WhitleyJohn Henry Whitley , often known as J. H. Whitley, was a respected and successful British politician whose life and career spanned a period of significant social change, from roots in the heart of the Industrial Revolution through to the inter-war period.- Family and early career :John Henry...
(1866–1935), initiator of the Whitley Council - Keith WhitleyKeith WhitleyJackie Keith Whitley , known professionally as Keith Whitley, was an American country music singer. Whitley's brief career in mainstream country music lasted from 1984 until his death in 1989, but he continues to influence an entire generation of singers and songwriters...
(1954-1989), American country music singer - Kym WhitleyKym WhitleyKym Elizabeth Whitley is an American actress and comedienne.-Early life:Whitley was born in Shaker Heights, Ohio. She attended Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee. She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.-Career:...
(born 1961), American actress and comedienne - Marissa WhitleyMarissa WhitleyMarissa Whitley was Miss Teen USA 2001, representing the state of Missouri.. , Kentucky New Era She was the first titleholder from that state to win the national competition....
, Miss Teen USA 2001, representing the state of Missouri - Norman WhitleyNorman WhitleySir Norman Henry Pownall Whitley KCB MC was a British Army officer, judge and silver medalist in Lacrosse at the 1908 Summer Olympics....
(1890–1982) British Army officer, judge and Olympic silver medalist - Ray WhitleyRay WhitleyRaymond Otis Whitley , also known as Ray Whitley, was a Country and Western singer, radio and Hollywood movie star.-Singing and live performance:...
(1901–1979), Country and Western singer, radio and Hollywood movie star - Taylor WhitleyTaylor WhitleyTaylor Ross Whitley is a former American football guard in the National Football League. He played two years with the Miami Dolphins , one year with the Denver Broncos , and another with the Washington Redskins....
(born 1980), offensive guard in the National Football League - William WhitleyWilliam WhitleyWilliam Whitley , was an American pioneer born in what was then Augusta County, Virginia, the son of Solomon and Elizabeth Whitley...
(1749–1813), early American pioneer - Whitley Gilbert Whitley Marion Gilbert-Wayne, fictional character from the 1980's sitcom A Different World
- Whitley (singer), singer/songwriter from Melbourne, Australia, one of the 2010 ARIA Music AwardsARIA Music Awards of 2010The 24th Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards are a series of award ceremonies which included the 2010 ARIA Artisan Awards, ARIA Hall of Fame Awards, ARIA Fine Arts Awards and ARIA Awards. The latter ceremony took place on 7 November at the Sydney Opera House and was...
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