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.

Pilley

Early-attested site in the Parish of Tankersley

Historical Forms

  • Pillei(a) 1086 DB 12 Riev 1150–7,1185–1215 YChvi Ric1 Ch 1252 Riev 1196
  • Pillay, Pyllay, Pilley 1194,1196 P 1379 PT 1593 WillY
  • Pille 1522 Testv.

Etymology

Pilley, Pillei (a )1086 DB, 12 Riev, 1150–7, 1185–1215 YCh vi, Ric 1 (1252) Ch, 1196 Riev, Pillay , Pyllay , Pilley 1194, 1196 P, 1379 PTet freq to 1593 WillY, Pille 1522 Test v. 'Wood or glade from which shafts were obtained', v. pīl , lēah .