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.

Whitleigh Hall

Early-attested site in the Parish of St Budeaux

Historical Forms

  • Witelie, Witeleia 1086 DB
  • Witele 1218 FF
  • Whytelegh 1242 Fees777,789
  • Wittelegh 1284 FA
  • West Whyteleghe 1405 FF

Etymology

'White leah.'

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement