Bisley

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proper noun

A village in Bisley-with-Lypiatt parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9006).

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Meanings

proper nounBisley (countable and uncountable, plural Bisleys)

plural Bisleys

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

Origin

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

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APA

Bisley. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bisley

MLA

“Bisley.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bisley. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bisley,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bisley.

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