Whitmore Park
Early-attested site in the Parish of Coventry
Historical Forms
- Wytemor(e) 1249 Ch 1258 FF
- Whitmore 1332 Pat
- Whittemore 1411 Coventry
- Whytmore park 1542 MinAcct
Etymology
Whitmore Park is Wytemor (e )1249 Ch, 1258 FF, Whitmore 1332 Pat, Whittemore 1411Coventry , Whytmore park 1542MinAcct . 'White marshy place,' v. hwit , mor . “This, though it be for the most part woody, yet is in some places so moorish, as that the ground beareth nothing but moss; which being in one place white, gave occasion (doubtless) for its name” (Dugdale 129). It may be noted that there was a place called Blakemor in the parish in 1261 (FF).