Heywood

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Heywood is an English surname and place name, most notably a town in Greater Manchester, England.

As a surname, it has been borne by several notable figures, including the Tudor dramatist John Heywood and the Elizabethan playwright Thomas Heywood.

The Heywoods have lived in this parish for generations.

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Germanic language of early Britain

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