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.

High Whitber

Early-attested site in the Parish of Crosby Ravensworth

Historical Forms

  • Whitberghmire 14 Lowth
  • Withbergh 1355 Cl
  • Whitbir-gapp 1608 PR
  • Whitber 1613 PR 1686 Dep
  • Whitbar 1623 PR

Etymology

High Whitber, 1859 OS, Whitberghmire 14Lowth , Withbergh 1355 Cl, Whitbir-gapp 1608 PR, Whitber 1613 PR, 1686Dep , Whitbar 1623 PR. 'White hill', v. hwīt , beorg , and also mýrr 'marsh', gap 'gap, opening'.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement