Woodley may refer to:
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Woodley, Saskatchewan
Woodley is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Benson No. 35, Saskatchewan, Benson Rural Municipality No. 35, Saskatchewan, Canada. Woodley, like many other small List of communities in Saskatchewan, communities throughout Saska ...
, a hamlet in Benson No. 35, Rural Municipality, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Woodley, Nairobi
Woodley is a residential neighbourhood in the city of Nairobi. It is approximately west of the central business district. It generally a low-density suburb that lies north of Africa's largest slum, Kibera. Woodley Estate was completed in 1950 ...
, a suburb of Nairobi, Kenya, south of
Kilimani
Kilimani is a mixed-use commercial and residential neighbourhood in the city of Nairobi.
Location
Kilimani is located approximately west of Nairobi's central business district, within Westlands Sub-county. It is north of Woodley; east of K ...
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Woodley, Berkshire
Woodley is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Wokingham, in Berkshire, England. Woodley is east of Reading and adjoined to Earley which is to the west of the town and Woodley is from Wokingham. Nearby are the villages of Sonning, T ...
, a town near Reading in Berkshire, England, UK
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Woodley, Greater Manchester
Woodley is a suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. It is situated mostly on the east side of the Peak Forest Canal, next to Bredbury, Romiley and the boundary with Tameside, at Gee Cross. Historic counties ...
, a suburban area near Stockport in Greater Manchester, England, UK
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Woodley, Hampshire, a
United Kingdom location near Romsey in Hampshire, England
People with the surname
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Allan Woodley
Allan Woodley (born 22 August 1935) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Hawthorn in the VFL during the 1950s. A follower, he was also known by his nickname 'The Colonel'.
Woodley began his Hawthorn career in 1954 after being re ...
, Australian rules footballer
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Anita Woodley
Anita Woodley is an American journalist, actress, playwright, literary teaching artist, mixed-media artist, poet, producer, and free jazz vocalist. She grew up in Oakland, California, in housing provided by the Oakland Housing Authority. She att ...
, American writer
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Bruce Woodley
Bruce William Woodley (born 25 July 1942) is an Australian singer-songwriter and musician. He was a founding member of the successful folk-pop group the Seekers, and co-composer of the songs " I Am Australian," "Red Rubber Ball," and Simon & G ...
, Australian singer-songwriter and musician
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David Woodley, American football player
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Fabian S. Woodley (1888–1957), British poet
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Frank Woodley
Frank Woodley ( Wood; born 29 February 1968) is an Australian comedian, author and musician who is best known for his work alongside Colin Lane as part of the comedic duo Lano and Woodley. The two first performed together for almost 20 years in ...
, Australian comedian
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John Woodley
John Woodley (born Brisbane, Queensland, 9 February 1938) is an ordained Uniting Church minister and was a Senator representing the state of Queensland, Australia, in the Australian Senate.
Life before politics
Woodley was briefly in the Aust ...
(born 1938), Australian politician and church minister
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John Paul Woodley Jr.
John Paul Woodley Jr. (born September 28, 1953) was United States Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) from 2003 to 2009.
Biography
John Paul Woodley Jr. was raised in Shreveport, Louisiana. He attended Washington and Lee University on ...
, American politician
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LaMarr Woodley
LaMarr Dewayne Woodley (born November 3, 1984) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Michigan, earning unanimous All-Americ ...
, American football linebacker
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Shailene Woodley
Shailene Woodley (born November 15, 1991) is an American actress. She first gained prominence for her starring role as Amy Juergens in the ABC Family teen drama series '' The Secret Life of the American Teenager'' (2008–2013). She then starr ...
, American actress
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Tyron Woodley
Tyron Lakent Woodley (born April 7, 1982) is an American professional mixed martial artist and professional boxer. He is a former UFC Welterweight Champion who defended his title four times. A professional since 2009, Woodley also competed at St ...
, American professional mixed martial artist
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Vic Woodley
Victor Robert Woodley (26 February 1910 – 23 October 1978) was an English football goalkeeper who played for Chelsea was an FA Cup Winner with Derby County and the England national team between the wars.
Woodley was spotted by a Chelsea sc ...
, English football goalkeeper
William Woodley
William is a masculine given name of Germanic origin. It became popular in England after the Norman conquest in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is ...
, Governor of the Leeward Islands
Other uses
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''Woodley'' (TV series), an Australian TV comedy starring Frank Woodley
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Woodley Airways
Woodley Airways was an air carrier based in Anchorage, Alaska, United States. The airline was founded in 1932 by Arthur G. "Art" Woodley who died on May 30, 1990 at the age of 84 following a long and colorful career in aviation.
Woodley Airways i ...
, a small airline in Alaska in the 1930s–40s
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Woodley station (Los Angeles Metro)
Woodley station is a station on the G Line of the Los Angeles Metro Busway system. It is named after adjacent Woodley Avenue, which travels north–south and crosses the east–west busway route. The station is in the Van Nuys neighborhood of L ...
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Woodley Mansion
Woodley is a Federal-style hilltop house in Washington, D.C., constructed in 1801. It has served as the home to Grover Cleveland, Martin Van Buren, and Henry L. Stimson, and is now the home of the Maret School.
History
The land on which the ...
, a historic residence in Washington, D.C.
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Woodley Park, Washington, D.C., a neighbourhood of the city of Washington, United States
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