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Pilley

Pilley proper noun: a southern suburb of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9519).

Proper noun

Pilley (countable and uncountable, plural Pilleys)

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

Forms of Pilley

pluralPilleys

Origin of Pilley

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

Words formed from Pilley

Questions about Pilley

What does Pilley mean?
Pilley means a southern suburb of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9519).
What part of speech is Pilley?
Pilley is a proper noun.

Words near Pilley in the dictionary

  1. piller
  2. pillers
  3. pillery
  4. Pilles
  5. Pilleth
  6. Pilley
  7. Pilley's Island
  8. Pilleys
  9. pillhead
  10. pillheads
  11. pillicock

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