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Survey of English Place-Names

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Whitemead Park

Early-attested site in the Parish of West Dean

Historical Forms

  • Whightmede 1437 MinAcct
  • Whightmede Parc 1481 Pat
  • park of Wightmede 1464–1502 Pat
  • Whiteme(a)de 1500 ib
  • Whiteme(a)de parke 1612 Comm

Etymology

Whitemead Park, Whightmede 1437MinAcct , Whightmede Parc 1481 Pat, 'park of Wightmede ' 1464–1502 Pat (freq ), Whiteme (a )de 1500 ib, Whiteme (a )de parke 1612Comm . 'Meadow in the bend', v. wiht , mǣd , park ; it stands within a right-angled bend made by Cannop Brook with an affluent stream.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement