Pewsey

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1660).

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Meanings

proper nounPewsey (countable and uncountable, plural Pewseys)

plural Pewseys

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1660).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

From the unrecorded Old English personal name *Pefi + -s- + īeġ (“island; well-watered land”).

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APA

Pewsey. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pewsey

MLA

“Pewsey.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pewsey. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pewsey,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pewsey.

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