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The hamlet Weiler Oberwil in Waldkirch, Switzerland. A hamlet is a human settlement that is smaller than a town or village. [1] [2] This is often simply an informal description of a smaller settlement or possibly a subdivision or satellite entity to a larger settlement. Sometimes a hamlet is defined for official or administrative purposes.
Settlement or hamlet – a group of dwellings, possibly forming a village community. Town – a settlement or village that has grown into an urbanized area and historically features a central market or court, particularly as a regional market town.
Thus, in the context of a hamlet, the corrupted form of Hindi word dhani is pronounced dhaani (ढाणी) [12] in Haryanvi and Rajasthani languages, which implies the "wealth or possessed settlement" (of the owner). Hence, Dahni's name usually have a prefix, such as "xyz's Dhani", where "xyz" is either the name or gotra of founder-owner.
A clachan (Irish: clochán [ˈkl̪ˠɔxaːnˠ] or clachan [ˈkl̪ˠaxənˠ]; Scottish Gaelic: clachan [ˈkʰl̪ˠaxan]; Manx: claghan) is a small settlement or hamlet on the island of Ireland, the Isle of Man and Scotland. [1]
In 1882, settlement began there and the city was incorporated in 1903. 1903 Swift Current: Saskatchewan Canada In 1883, the settlement of Swift Current was established. On September 21, 1903, the Hamlet of Swift Current became a village and on March 15, 1907, Swift Current became a town when the population reached 550 people. 1905: Las Vegas ...
Kiplingcotes is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 3.5 miles (6 km) north-east of the market town of Market Weighton, and 3 miles (5 km) to the west of Etton. [1] The hamlet is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Climbicote, having two ploughlands and belonging to the Archbishop of York. [2]
Little Buffalo is an Indian settlement and hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within Northern Sunrise County. [3] It is located on Highway 986, approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi) northeast of the Town of Peace River and 47 kilometres (29 mi) west of Highway 88. Little Buffalo Lake is to the south of the community.
Shepard Settlement was a farming hamlet in the northeastern part of the Town of Skaneateles in Onondaga County, New York, United States. Named for the first settlers, this was the second community founded in the Town of Skaneateles, after the Village of Skaneateles at the northern end of Skaneateles Lake. Other early settler families with ...