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.

Whitminster

Early-attested site in the Parish of Wheatenhurst or Whitminster

Historical Forms

  • Whitnester 1535 VE
  • Whitmyster 1577,1695 M
  • Whitminster 1667 PR 1675 Ogilby

Etymology

Whitminster, Whitnester 1535 VE, Whitmyster 1577, 1695 M, Whitminster 1667 PR 7, 1675 Ogilby. An adaptation of Wheatenhurst (supra ).

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Major Settlement