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Bisley

Bisley proper noun: a village in Bisley-with-Lypiatt parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9006).

Proper noun

Bisley (countable and uncountable, plural Bisleys)

  1. A village in Bisley-with-Lypiatt parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9006).
  2. A village and civil parish in Surrey Heath borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref SU9559).
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Bisley

pluralBisleys

Origin of Bisley

From the Old English personal name *Bisi or *Bisa + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

Questions about Bisley

What does Bisley mean?
Bisley means a village in Bisley-with-Lypiatt parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9006).
What part of speech is Bisley?
Bisley is a proper noun.

Words near Bisley in the dictionary

  1. Biskupiec
  2. Biskups
  3. bislactone
  4. bislactones
  5. Bislama
  6. Bisley
  7. Bisley-with-Lypiatt
  8. Bisleys
  9. Bislig
  10. bisligand
  11. bisligands

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