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 Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Yardley

Historical Forms

  • Billesleye 1275 Ass, SR (p)

Etymology

'Clearing of Bill ,' v . leah.