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.

Whateley

Early-attested site in the Parish of Kingsbury

Historical Forms

  • Whatelege 1221 Ass
  • Whateleye 1351 FF 1432 IpmR
  • Watlege 1236 FF
  • Watele 1247 Ass
  • Wat(t)eleye 1285 1291 Tax 1338 FF 1526 ADv
  • Whaytley al. Whatley 1539 FF
  • Wheteley 1540 BM
  • Wheatley c.1650 FeeFarmRents

Etymology

Whateley is Whatelege 1221Ass , Whateleye 1351FF , 1432 IpmR, Watlege 1236 FF, Watele 1247Ass , Wat (t )eleye 1285 ib., 1291 Tax, 1338FF , 1526 AD v, Whaytley al. Whatley 1539FF , Wheteley 1540 BM, Wheatley c. 1650 Fee Farm Rents. 'Wheat clearing,' v. leah .