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.

Billany

Other OS name in the Parish of Dartington

Historical Forms

  • Byllynghaghe 1333 SR
  • Bellynghey 1550 Pat

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Byllynghaghe 1333SR (p), Bellynghey 1550 Pat . ' Billa 'senclosure , ' v. ing , (ge)hæg .