Gledhill

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The term Gledhill may refer to different things:

• The Northern English family name Gledhill and variants such as Gleadle and Gleadhill that are derived from geographical names.

Noted people with this name include

• Ruth Gledhill, religious correspondent for the Times
• Jonathan Gledhill, Bishop of Lichfield
• Sean Gledhill, noted swan conservationist from Morley, Leeds.

• Various place names (most commonly hills in northern England) with origins based on Old English glede for kite (the bird). Name variants can include Gled Hill or Glead Hill:
  • Glead Hill at Euxton, near Chorley in Lancashire, England
  • Gled Hill at Kirkthorpe, East Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
  • Glead Hill at Almondbury, South Huddersfield, Yorkshire
  • Glead or Gled Hall at Elland, Yorkshire
  • Gledhill Avenue is a side street in Toronto's east end, aptly named East York.

• The Indie pop band Gledhill band