birley

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proper noun

A small village in Birley with Upper Hill parish, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO4553).

OriginOld English būr →
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Meanings

birley1

nounbirley (plural birleys)

plural birleys

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of bylaw.

Birley2

proper nounBirley (countable and uncountable, plural Birleys)

plural Birleys

  1. countableuncountableA small village in Birley with Upper Hill parish, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO4553).
  2. countableuncountableA suburb and ward of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK403398).
  3. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishbūr“chamber, room”
  2. EnglishBirley

From Old English būr (“chamber, room”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to bower + -ley (“lea”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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