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.

Whittles Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Mapledurham

Historical Forms

  • Whitelewe 1493 Cooke
  • Whittelle 1606 More

Etymology

Whittles Fm takes name from Whitelewe 1493 Cooke, Whittelle (bis) 1606More (p). 'White hill,' v. hlǣw (under hlāw ).