Wigwell Grange
Early-attested site in the Parish of Wirksworth
Historical Forms
- Wiggewall(e), Wyggewall(e) e.13th Darley 1229 LichChart c.1240,c.1250,1253 Darley Hy3 WollCh p.1290 DbAviii
- Grange of Wiggeswalle 1287 Misc
- Wigewall(e), Wygewall(e) e.13th,1233–47 Darley 1501 Relxvii 1546 MinAcct
- Wiggewell(e), Wyggewell(e) e.13th BelCh c.1247 WollCh 1251 Ch 1252 Woll c.1270 BelCh Hy3 WollCh 1276 RH
- Wygewell(e) 1270 Darley 1272 BelCh Hy3 Darley 1359 Woll
- Wigwall, Wygwall 1291 Tax 1535 Val 1544 Relxvii 1596 Lanc
- Wygwall Gra(u)nge 1610 DuLa 1630 DuLaSC 1755 DKR
- Wigwell 1359 Relxvii
Etymology
'Wicga's spring or stream', v. wælla . A small tributary of Mere Brook rises besides Wigwell Grange. For the first element cf. Wiggonlee Fm infra 515, situated just over two miles south-west, perhaps named from the same man. v. grange .
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Bage Mine
- Baileycroft Quarry
- Blind Lane
- Blundestone Wood
- Bolehill
- Boulderflats Mine
- Breamfield
- Brookwall
- Broxendale Fm
- Bunting Wood
- Coal Hills
- Dale Fm
- Dalefield Mine
- Dream Mine
- Flat Wood
- Gate Ho
- The Gilkin
- Godfreyhole
- Gorseybank
- Greymare Mine
- Hag Wood
- Hanson Fm
- Hardhurst
- Hob Hall and Hob Wood
- Holehouse Fm
- Homesford Cottage
- King's Lot
- Lempster Plantation
- Longway Bank
- Ludwell
- Malsters Venture Mine
- Malt Shovel
- The Moot Hall
- North End
- Oathill
- Oldgell's Mine
- Pitty Wood
- Pratthall Lane
- Ranter Mine
- Rantertackers Mine
- Ratchwood Mine
- Ravens' Tor
- Ravenstor Mine
- Sitch Mine
- Soggs Wood
- Sough Lane
- Speedwell Mine
- Spitewinter
- Stonebridge Fm
- Stoneycroft Quarry
- Summer Lane
- Tipper's Gorse
- Twentylands Mine
- Wash Green
- Water Lane
- Watfield Fm
- West End
- Willowbath Lane and Willowbath Mill
- Wirksworth Hall
- Wirksworth Moor
- Woodstock
- Yoke Cliffe
- Yokecliffe Rake Mines
- Greenhill