Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Frome 1086 DB(f.83b) 1236 Fees 1268,1280 Ass

• Frome iuxta Styntesford 1471 Weld1

• Froma 1086 Exon e13 Salis

• Froma Witefeld 1243 Fees

• Frome Wytefeuld 1264 Ipm

• Frome W(h)yt(e)feld, Frome W(h)yt(e)feud 1268 Ass 1275 RH 1280 Ass 1615 DuCo

• Frome Vitefell 1285 FA

• Frome Whittefeld 1455 Cl

• Frome Whytfyld 1465 Pat

• Frome Whitfilde 1588 DorR

• dom' de Frome Whitefeylde iuxta Styntefforde 1422 Ct

• Wytefeldesfrome 1328 ib

• Whitefeldesfrome, W(h)itewellesfrome 1329 ib

• Frome Whitfield (Ctg) 1811 OS

• de Wytefeld 1268 Ass

• de Witefeld 1285 FA

• Holles Frome 1774 Hutch1 1863 Hutch3

• Holles 1628 ib

• Froome Farm in manor of West Froome in Whitfield Eliz ChancP

• the farme of West Froome 1641 Ilch

Etymology

Frome Whitfield, Frome Whitfield Fm, Frome Whitfield Ho (SY 692916), Frome 1086 DB (f. 83b), 1236 Fees, 1268, 1280Ass , Frome iuxta Styntesford 1471Weld 1, Froma 1086 Exon, e13Salis , Froma Witefeld 1243 Fees, Frome Wytefeuld 1264 Ipm, Frome W (h )yt (e )feld , Frome W (h )yt (e )feud 1268Ass , 1275 RH, 1280Ass et freq with variant spellings Frome Whit (e )fe (i )ld (e ) to 1615DuCo , Frome Vitefell 1285 FA, Frome Whittefeld 1455 Cl, Frome Whytfyld 1465 Pat, Frome Whitfilde 1588 DorR, dom ' de Frome Whitefeylde iuxta Styntefforde 1422Ct , Wytefeldesfrome 1328ib , Whitefeldesfrome , W (h )itewellesfrome 1329ib , Frome Whitfield (Ctg )1811 OS. One of several places named from R. Frome (v. RNs.infra ). William de Witefeld was here e13Salis , Hugh de Wytefeld in 1268Ass , John de Witefeld in 1285 FA; their surname may be from Whitfield in Lillington par. infra or some other place of like origin. The forms from 1329Ct show confusion of this name with Whitfield in Bradford P. par. supra , which belonged to this manor. Part of the manor was known as Holles Frome 1774 Hutch1, 1863 Hutch3 (named from Denzil Holles 1628 ib), which may also be identical with Froome Farm in manor of West Froome in Whitfield Eliz ChancP, the farme of West Froome 1641Ilch (so called to distinguish it from Coker's Frome supra ), cf. Hutch3 2410. There was a mill at Frome Whitfield in 1086 DB (VCHDo 3102), cf. Old Tucking Mill 1841TAMap (Fordington).