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Survey of English Place-Names

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Pilehayes Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Woodbury

Historical Forms

  • la Pyle 1306 Ass
  • la Pyle in Woodbury 1351 Deed
  • atte Peyle 1330 SR

Etymology

This must be the ME  pile , 'pile, stake,' in some sense. Cf. Pilemoor supra 420. For hayes , v. Hayne supra 129.