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.

Weedland

Early-attested site in the Parish of Brandesburton

Historical Forms

  • Witheland 1175–90,13th,1312 Bridl c.1200 YD
  • Weedland 1650 ParlSurv

Etymology

Weedland is Witheland 1175–90, 13th, 1312 Bridl, c. 1200 YD, Weedland 1650 ParlSurv. 'Withy land,' v. wiðig , land .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement