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.

Westmanton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Broadwoodwidger

Historical Forms

  • Westmanatune 13th Deed

Etymology

'tun of the west men.'The place lies at the extreme west of the parish.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement