Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Wethal' 1185–90 Facs

• Wethale H3 Orm2 1666 Tab l13 1653

• Wethale in Aston 1637 ib

• Wethale Farm 1666 Orm2

• Wetale e13 1295 Tab 1279

• Wethalle 1194 Facs

• Wethall in Aston 1668 Tab

• Wetehale e13 Orm2 1295 Tab l13 Plea 1293,1296

• Quetale 1273 ArlB 1297 Tab

• Whetaleloue 1323 ib

• Whetale 1336 ib

• Whetale in Aston 1390 ib

• Whethale 1316 ib

• Whetal 1361 ib

• Whethalle 1316 Tab

• Whetehale 1377 Tab 1415 ChRR

• Wheteall 1422 Tab

• Bird House 1842 OS

• Wethall 1831 Bry

• Wethall Manor Farm ib.

Etymology

'At the wet corner', v. wēt (wk.obl. wētan ), halh (dat.sg. hale ).The spellings show confusion with hwǣte, hwǣten 'wheat, wheaten', and hall 'a hall', cf. Wettenhall 327infra . Whetaleloue is 'the hill, or mound, at Wathall', v. hlāw , cf. Aston lowe infra . Wathall Fm (Bird House 1842 OS) is Wethall 1831 Bry, Kays Fm is Wethall Manor Farm ib.