Whitchurch
Major Settlement in the Parish of Whitchurch
Historical Forms
- Wicherce 1086 DB
- Hwitchirche 1185 RotDom
- Witchirche c.1200 AddCh
- Hucherche c.1200 ib
Etymology
Possibly 'stone' rather than 'white' church. Bede (iii. 4) says that Candida Casa was so called because built of stone.