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.

Utton's Drove

Early-attested site in the Parish of Swavesey

Historical Forms

  • Wiʒtton dyche 1287 Rental

Etymology

Utton's Drove (6″) is Wiʒtton dyche 1287Rental . Cf. Wytton medowe ib. The first element is probably a compound of ME  wiʒt and tūn .For the meaning of wiʒt ; v. wiht infra 351.