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Survey of English Place-Names

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Whyber Lane

Early-attested site in the Parish of Morland

Historical Forms

  • Whitbar(r) 1638,1642,1649 PR(Mrl)
  • Whitbar(r) hill 1700 ib
  • Whitber 1664 PR(Blt)
  • Whidber 1672,1674 PR(Mrl)
  • Whidbar 1690 ib

Etymology

Whyber Lane, Whitbar (r )1638, 1642, 1649 PR(Mrl), (Whitbar (r ) hill ) 1700 ib, Whitber 1664 PR(Blt), Whidber 1672, 1674 PR(Mrl), Whidbar 1690 ib.'White hill', v. hwīt , beorg . It became the local surname Whyber (Wyb , 1730 PR 14). Similar changes of the first el. occur in Wygill (ii, 8supra ), Wyber (ii, 23) and Whygill (ii, 59supra ).

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site