Pilemoor
Early-attested site in the Parish of Washfield
Historical Forms
- Pylemor(e) 1249,1305 Ass
- Pylamor(e) 1345 Ass 1358 IpmR
- Pilamor(e) 1347 FF
Etymology
It is impossible to be sure here whether we have as a first element the gen. pl. of OE pīl , 'stake,' or an OE pers. name Pīla (cf. Pilmoor PN NRY 23). If the former is correct, the name would mean presumably 'swampy land indicated or marked off by stakes.' That pīl was used in place-names is clear from Pile Hill (Sr), atte Pile 1332SR , (Berks) Pyle 1477 AD v, from various surnames atte Pyle from the Subsidy Rolls of Dorset, Wilts and Hants, and the place-names la Pile and Pylelonde 13th (Canonsleigh ).