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.

Higher Whiteleigh

Other OS name in the Parish of Black Torrington

Historical Forms

  • Wyteleghe 1307 Ipm
  • Whi(t)teleye 1312 Cl 1313 Ipm

Etymology

is Wyteleghe 1307Ipm, Whi (t )teleye 1312 Cl, 1313 Ipm . ' White leah . '

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement