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.

Wises

Early-attested site in the Parish of Cottingham

Historical Forms

  • le Wiches 1261 Selby
  • Wythes 1282,1408 YI
  • les Wythyes 1415 YI
  • Wyse 1568 FF

Etymology

Wises is le Wiches 1261 Selby, Wythes 1282, 1408 YI, les Wythyes 1415 YI, Wyse 1568 FF. 'The willows,' v. wiðig .