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.

Widmore Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Great Gaddesden

Historical Forms

  • Wytemere 1296 SR
  • Wydymer, Wydimere 1325 Cl
  • Wedmer well ponde 1559 Brownlow
  • Widmore, Widmer pitle 1623 LRMB

Etymology

Widmore Fm is Wytemere 1296SR (p), Wydymer , Wydimere 1325 Cl, Wedmer well ponde 1559Brownlow , Widmore , Widmer pitle 1623LRMB . Probably 'withy pool,' but the forms are too few and inconsistent for any certainty. v. wiðig , mere , pightel .