English Explanatory Dictionary

Pilley

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename:
  2. A southern suburb of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9519).
  3. A village in Boldre parish, New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SZ3298).
  4. A village in Tankersley parish, Barnsley borough, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3300).
  5. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Pilley Pilleys

Etymology

From Old English pīl (“pile, post”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to pile + -ley (“lea”).

Derived words

Pilley's Island
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