Etymology

Bisley

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Today it means: A village in Bisley-with-Lypiatt parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9006). Full definition →

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The story

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

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