Waytemore Castle
Early-attested site in the Parish of Bishop's Stortford
Historical Forms
- Waymore Castle 1598 N 1676 S
- (terra) apud la Wayte 1348 MinAcct
- Waytemade 1400 Ct
- Waytestret ib.
Etymology
Waytemore Castle is Waymore Castle 1598 N, 1676 S. The first element is perhaps to be associated with (terra ) apud la Wayte 1348MinAcct and with the field-name Waytemade 1400 Ct and with Waytestret ib., which must have been a street leading to the castle. There were also a Wayte Cross (nr. Westfield infra 204), and a Waitefeld (VCH iii, 293). These names contain as first element the ME waite , 'ambush, place where one lies in wait,' cf. White (PN D 108). It is impossible to be certain whether or not Waytemore contains the same first element, or whether, as suggested by the spellings of Norden and Seller, it was of different origin. Cf. le Waytehul 1327Ct (Ashwell).