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.

le Westheynges

Field in the Parish of Bottesford

Historical Forms

  • le Westheynges 1254 Rut
  • le Westhingk 1318 Rut
  • le Westyng ' e.14 BelCartA
  • le Westheng ' 1332 Rut

Etymology

le Westheynges 1254, le Westhingk 1318, le Westyng' e. 14, le Westheng' 1332 (v. west, vestr, eng)