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.

Whitwell on the Hill

Major Settlement in the Parish of Crambe

Historical Forms

  • Witeu(u)elle 1086 DB
  • Whyttewell 1154–9 Kirkham
  • Qwyttwell 1187–91 Kirkham

Etymology

'White, clear spring' v. hwit , w(i)ella.

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Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement