English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Billesley

Major Settlement in the Parish of Billesley

Historical Forms

  • Billes læh 704–9 BCS123 11th
  • Billeslei 1086 DB
  • Bileslega, Bileslea 1157,1158 P 1158 RBE
  • Bellesleye 1291 Tax

Etymology

'Clearing or wood of Bill .' For the pers. name cf. Billesley Fm (PN Wo 232), Bilsborough (PN Sx 220), Billeshurst (PN Sr 328).

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Places in the same Parish

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