Over and Nether Whitacre
Major Settlement in the Parish of Over and Nether Whitacre
Historical Forms
- Witacre, Witecore 1086 DB
- Wytacre 1166 RBE 1202 FF 1247 SR
- Over Wytacre 1275 Ipm
- Witacra c.1170 Wollaton
- Hwitacre 1206 FF 1221 Ass
- Overewhitacre 1310 Pat
- Nethere Whitacre 1330 Misc
- Whiteacre 1356 ADi 1545 LP
- Overwhitticarre t.Eliz ChancP
- Neather Whittaker 1719 FF
- Wythacre Jordani 1221 Ass
- Withacre Radulfi ib.
- Withacre Simonis 1235 Fees
- Wythacre Nicholas 1262 Ass
- Wytacre Simund 1275 RH
- Nethenoithacre 1326 Ipm
- Hoverewytacre c.1230 ADiii
- Nethere Wittacre 1262 Ass
- Simon in 1166 (RBE)
- Jordan in 1203 (FF)
Etymology
'White field,' v. hwit , æcer . Over Whitacre was held by Simon in 1166 (RBE) and by his son Jordan in 1203 (FF).Nether Whitacre was held by Ralph fitz Ralph in 1206 ib. and by Nicholas fitz Ralph in 1245 (Dugdale 751).
Places in the same Parish
None