Wightfield Manor
Early-attested site in the Parish of Deerhurst
Historical Forms
- Wicfeld 1086 DB
- Wyfeld 1248 Ass
- Wit(e)feld, Wyt(e)feld 12 Tewk75,78d 1227 Monast c.1240 GlR 1248 Ass 1304 FA
- Wyt(e)fyeld 1580 Talbot
- Wichtfeld 1231,1232 Theok
- Wyghtfeld 1303 FA 1321 FF 1327 SR 1535 VE
- Wyghtfyld 1580 FF
- Wygthfeld 1316 GlChiv,6
- Wythfeld c.1250 GlR 1291 Tax 1352 FF
- Whytfeld 1285 FA
- Whyghfeud, Whyghfeld 1287,1331 Ass
- Whightfeld 1328 Banco 1445 Pat
Etymology
There are enough spellings in Wyght - to show that this is from OE wiht 'bend' and feld 'open country'. The exact meaning of wiht is here difficult to fix; it is hardly likely to refer to the obtuse bend in the Severn as that is some distance away; Ekwall thinks it might refer to 'a recess in a neighbouring hill', but it may allude to the sharp bend in the road from Tewkesbury to Haw Bridge.