Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Watenhale 1086 DB 1121–9 Chest 17 Tourn 1360 Barnes1

• Watenhala 1175 Facs

• Watenhalle 1389 MainwB

• Watenhall 1581 ChRR 17 NotCestr 1724

• Wetenhale 1121–9 Chest 1671 Sheaf

• Wetenhall' 1238 P 1270 Chest 1724 NotCestr

• Wetenhall in forest of Mondrem 1414 ChRR

• Wetenhall Hall 1724 NotCestr

• Wetenham 1270 Chest

• Wethenhale 1121–9 Chest 1285 Court 1259 AD l13

• Wethenal' l13 JRC

• Wethenhall alias Watenhall 1581 ChRR

• Suetenhala 1182 P

• Wettenhal' 1238 P

• Wettenhale 1320 Cl 1356,1464 ChRR

• Wettenhall 1240–6,c.1300 MidCh 1281 Chest 17 VR 1291 ChRR 1338 1358

• Wettenhall-hall 1671 Sheaf

• Wettenhall Green 1831 Bry

• Werenh' 1267 Chest

• Wedenhal 1283 Pat

• Wedenhale 1290 CRV 1291 P

• Whetenhal 1283 Cl

• Whetenhale 1298 P 1321 Cl 1349 Eyre 1415 ChRR 1444 ib

• Whetenhall 1515 MinAcct 1522 Orm2

• Witenhall 1284 ChF

• Wittenhall 1406 ChRR

• Wytonhale 1338 AddCh

• Whettenhall 1308 MidCh

• Wottenhull 1343 Cl

• Waddenhalle 1389 MainwB

• Wetenhull 1404 ChRR

Etymology

'Wet nook', from wēt (wk.dat. wētan ) and halh (dat.sg. hale ), with grēne 2 and hall . The first el. is sometimes confused with hwǣten 'growing with wheat', cf. Vale Royal 179infra . The manor lay within the ancient forest of Mondrem 1 10.