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 Green

Early-attested site in the Parish of Whipsnade

Historical Forms

  • Wybesnadegrene 1350 ADvi
  • le comune grene 1409 ADi

Etymology

Self-explanatory. 'The village is grouped round a large green' (VCH iii. 455).

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement

Early-attested site