Leyland

[ ley-luh nd ]

/ ˈleɪ lənd /

a town in Lancashire, N England.

QUIZZES

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Question 1 of 7

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On Thursday, Leyland fled her home after a photographer snapped her photo from behind her garden fence.
Outed Madeleine McCann Troll Kills Herself. But Millions Live On Online.|Barbie Latza Nadeau|October 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Had it been police officers [who harassed Leyland] there would be an IPCC enquiry.
Outed Madeleine McCann Troll Kills Herself. But Millions Live On Online.|Barbie Latza Nadeau|October 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He appointed 15 or 20 captains in Amounderness to raise foot companies and one troop of horse; and a few also in Leyland.
The Great Civil War in Lancashire (1642-1651)|Ernest Broxap
The district in the parish of Leyland, anciently styled Cunnolvesmores, is sometimes found written Gunoldsmores.
On Some Ancient Battle-Fields in Lancashire|Charles Hardwick

Mrs. Leyland had more leisure than her husband, and the sittings amused her.
The Life of James McNeill Whistler|Elizabeth Robins Pennell
I laughed a little, because Leyland was hardly likely to tire any man fresh from the arduous life of the prairie.
The Mistress of Bonaventure|Harold Bindloss
They can't claim Leyland meant to kill the warden, but they might claim I did.
Northwest!|Harold Bindloss