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Survey of English Place-Names

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Dunton Wayletts alias Waylett's Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Dunton

Historical Forms

  • atte Weylete 1280 Bart

Etymology

Dunton Wayletts alias Waylett's Fm. A manorial name derived from the holding here of the family of Gundreda atte Weylete (1280 Bart), who owed her surname to her dwelling at the Dunton cross-roads.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement