Whitfield Barn, Whitfield Fm
Early-attested site in the Parish of Bradford Peverell
Historical Forms
- Whitewell(e) 1195–1202 P 1231,1301 Cl
- Whitewell(e) ferme 1615 DuCo
- Whitewell(e) house 1664 HTax
- Wittewell 1195 P
- Witewell 1196–1202 ChancR 1205,1222 ClR 1227 Fees
- Witewill 1212 ib
- Witewolle 1328 Ct
- Wytewll 1268 Ass
- Wytewelle 1335 Ct
- Whytewell(e) 1300 Ipm 1319 Pat 1650 ParlSurv
- Whetewell(e) 1315 FF
- Whittewell(e) 1318 Fine
- Whitwell 1345 Rent
- Frome Whit(e)well 1774 Hutch1 1863 Hutch3
- Whitfield Fm 1798 EnclA
Etymology
Whitfield Barn, Whitfield Fm (SY 675915), Whitewell (e )1195–1202 P, 1231, 1301 Cl et freq toWhitewell (e ) ferme 1615DuCo , Whitewell (e ) house 1664 HTax, Wittewell 1195 P, Witewell 1196–1202 ChancR, 1205, 1222 ClR, 1227 Fees, Witewill 1212 ib, Witewolle 1328Ct , Wytewll 1268Ass , Wytewelle 1335Ct , Whytewell (e )1300 Ipm, 1319 Pat, 1650ParlSurv , Whetewell (e )1315 FF, Whittewell (e )1318 Fine, Whitwell 1345Rent , Frome Whit (e )well 1774 Hutch1, 1863 Hutch3, Whitfield Fm 1798EnclA . 'White spring', from hwīt and wella , in allusion to a spring (marked 6″) 'which breaks out here at the bottom of a chalky hill' (Hutch3 2415), near R. Frome. The modern alteration of the name is due to confusion with Frome Whitfield (in Stinsford par. infra ) to which manor it once belonged.
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- Bradford Peverell Fm, Bradford Peverell Ho
- Home Barn
- Manor Fm
- Penn Hill, Penns Plant.
- Rectory
- Lr Skippet, Hr Skippet Fm
- Highfield Plant.
- Long Walk Plant.
- New Barn, New Plant.
- Pump Ho
- St Mary's Church
- Bradford Down
- Hill Plant.
- Longwalls Coppice
- Park Belt
- Quatre Bras
- Seven Barrow Plant.
- Strap Bottom
- Old Tanyard
- Three Cornered Plant.
- Three Corners
- Tilly Whim (Coppice)
- Tranchant
- Well Ho
- Bridport Rd Plant.
- Brown's Coppice
- Combe Bottom
- The Coppice
- Coux Plant.
- Cuckoo Pound
- Dairy Ho
- Fordington Bottom, Fordington Down
- Forty Acre Plant.
- Gascoyne New Barn
- Giles Cross
- Goldsmith's Plant.
- Grove Ho
- Half Moon Plant.
- Hanging Piece Belt
- Hart Hill Plant.
- Long Coppice
- Muckleford Dairy Ho, Muckleford Dairy Hr Barn, Muckleford Dairy Plant., (Hr) Muckleford Fm
- Poundbury Fm
- Red Barn
- Square Coppice, Square Plant.