Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Wyteleg' 1286 Eyre

• Whetelegh 1354 ib

• le Qwytelegh'heye 1363 ChFor

• Whitelighey 1403 CRC

• Whyteleghgrene, Whytelyghhey 1462 Ch

• Whitelegh Grene 1499 Sheaf

• Wheteley 1555 ib

Etymology

Whiteley Green & Whiteley Heys (101–920787), Wyteleg '1286Eyre , Whetelegh 1354ib (p), le Qwytelegh 'heye 1363ChFor , Whitelighey 1403 CRC, Whyteleghgrene , Whytelyghhey 1462 Ch (Orm2 iii 657 reads Whyteleghgreve , Whytelyghhay , Earw ii 237 reads Whyteleghgreene ), Whitelegh Grene 1499 Sheaf, Wheteley 1555 ib, 'white clearing or wood', v. hwīt , lēah , with grēne 2 , (ge)hæg, cf. Whiteleyhey Fm 195infra .