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Survey of English Place-Names

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Wyver Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Belper

Historical Forms

  • Wybald(e)shagh, Wibald(e)shagh 1387 DuLa 1415 DuLaMB
  • Wibald(e)slough 1562 Lanc
  • Wybalscloughe als Wiballshaughe 1574 DuLa
  • Wybersclough als Wybershaughe 1596 ib
  • a farme called Wiversclough 1636 DuLaSC
  • Wyverslough 1637 1684 ParRegDuffield

Etymology

Wyver Fm (6″), Wybald (e )shagh , Wibald (e )shagh 1387DuLa , 1415DuLaMB , Wibald (e )slough 1562 Lanc, Wybalscloughe als Wiballshaughe 1574DuLa , Wybersclough als Wybershaughe 1596 ib, a farme called Wiversclough 1636DuLaSC , Wyverslough 1637 ib, 1684 ParReg Duffield.'Wigb(e)ald's copse', v. sceaga , with confusion of the second element, later dropped, with clōh .