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.

Weetwood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Leeds

Historical Forms

  • Wetwude 1240 Kirkst
  • Wetewode 1240 ib
  • Wetewode syde 1572 PRLds
  • Wetewood 1641 MinAcct
  • Weeytwood 1561 TestLds
  • Wetwod(d)side 1609,1612 PRLds
  • Whitwood als. Wetewood 1619 FF

Etymology

Weetwood, Wetwude 1240 Kirkst, Wetewode 1240 ib, Wetewode syde 1572 PRLds, Wetewood 1641MinAcct , Weeytwood 1561 TestLds, Wetwod(d)side 1609, 1612 PRLds, Whitwood als. Wetewood 1619 FF. 'The wet wood', v. wēt , wudu .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name