Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Witelei 1086 DB

• Wit(t)eleia, Wit(t)ele(g)a, Wit(t)eleth 1182,1183 P 1191 Facs R1 Orm2 1666

• Wit(t)elegh e13 Tab

• Wit(t)eleigh H3 Orm2 1666

• Wit(t)eleg' 1288 Court

• Wit(t)ele 1323 Cl

• Wit(t)eley 1465 AD

• Wyteley 1247 Tab

• Wytele(gh) 1288 Court

• Wyteleye 1322 AD, Pat

• Wythehy H3 Orm2

• Whetel(eye) 1284 Cl 1303 Chamb

• Whetele(gh) 1317 City 1324 ChRR

• Whetelee 1353 BPR

• Whetelei, Wheteley 1360,1361 ib

• Qweteley 1327-8 Sheaf

• Whit(t)eley, Whyt(t)eley, Whit(t)elegh, Whyt(t)elegh 1295 Lacy 1306 ChF

• Whyt(t)eleigh, Whyt(t)eleye 1311 Ipm

• Whyt(t)ele 1367 ChRR

• Qwytelegh, Qwitelegh 1316 JRL 1357 BPR

• Whitlay, Whytlay 1305 Lacy 1307 MinAcct

• Whetelay 1323 Fine

• Whitelagh 1336 Plea

• Whitelawe 1361 Fine

• Whitelowe 1577 AD

• Whitleye, Whytleye, Whytlegh 1322 Fine, MidCh

• Whytley 1386 ChRR

• Whytleigh 1612 Sheaf

• Whittley 17 NotCestr 1724

• Whitelle 1329 IpmR

• Overwhytelegh 1346 Plea

• Higher Whitley 1724 NotCestr

Etymology

'White wood', v. hwīt , lēan . 'White' would allude to either the bark or the blossom of the trees. Over - (v. uferra ) distinguishes this part from Lower Whitley 134infra .