English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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le Whetlathe

Field in the Parish of Egremont

Historical Forms

  • le Whetlathe 1338 Cl
  • Wkitlathe t.Ed3 Cocker

Etymology

le Whetlathe(Wkitlathe t. Ed 3(t. Eliz) Cocker. Apparently'wheat barn,' v. hlaða)