Pilley

P3I1L1L1E1Y4

proper noun

A southern suburb of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9519).

OriginOld English pīl →
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Meanings

proper nounPilley (countable and uncountable, plural Pilleys)

plural Pilleys

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

Origin

  1. Old Englishpīl“pile, post”
  2. EnglishPilley

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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