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.

Weedley

Early-attested site in the Parish of South Cave

Historical Forms

  • Withele(a), Wythele(a) 12th Warter 1338 Hosp 1342 SR
  • Wideleye 1276 RH
  • Wedley 1505 Test
  • Wedeley 1576,1584 FF
  • Wetheley 1601 FF
  • Weadley 1650 ParlSurv

Etymology

Weedley is Withele (a ), Wythele (a )12thWarter , 1338 Hosp, 1342SR , Wideleye 1276 RH, Wedley 1505 Test, Wedeley 1576, 1584 FF, Wetheley 1601 FF, Weadley 1650 ParlSurv. 'Willow clearing,' v. wiðig , leah and cf. Weethley, PN Wa 227. v. Introd. xxix.

Places in the same Parish