Billhay Fm
Early-attested site in the Parish of West Tisbury
Historical Forms
- (to) Bilanleage 955 BCS917 14th
- billan leah 956 ib
- Billeia 1196 Cur
- Billeg' 1225 SR 1236 FF 1242 Fees
- Billeye 1289 Ass
- Byllegh 1344 Misc 1409 FF
- Billey oth. Billhayes 1744 Recov
- Binley al. Billhay 1829 Hoare
Etymology
Billhay Fm is (to ) Bilanleage 955 (14th) BCS 917, billan leah 956 ib. 970, Billeia 1196 Cur (p), Billeg '1225SR (p), 1236 FF, 1242 Fees, Billeye 1289Ass , Byllegh 1344 Misc, 1409FF , Billey oth. Billhayes 1744Recov , Binley al. Billhay 1829 Hoare.'Billa 's clearing or wood,' v. leah . For the interchange of l and n found in the last form, cf. Binley (PN Wa 156).