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.

Whytha

Other OS name in the Parish of Gisburn

Historical Forms

  • Wythey 1600 PRGis
  • Whithough 1643 ib
  • Wythowsyeate 1656 ib
  • Withayate 1668 ib
  • Witha Gate 1737 ib

Etymology

, Wythey 1600 PRGis, Whithough 1643 ib, Wythowsyeate 1656 ib, Withayate 1668 ib, Witha Gate 1737 ib , possibly ' willow or wood hill ' , v. wīðig , viðr , haugr , and geat ' gate ' .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site