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.

The Wheel

Other OS name in the Parish of Dufton

Historical Forms

  • The Wheel 1823 M

Etymology

, The Wheel 1823 M , v. hwēol ' wheel ' , here denoting a sharp curve in the Tees at grid 84 – 805305 .