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.

Waites House

Early-attested site in the Parish of Westerdale

Historical Forms

  • Hogthaith c.1180 Riev
  • Oggedwaith 1160 ib
  • Oggethuaith, Hogarthweit 12 ib
  • Oghetwait 13,1333 ib
  • Oggethwaite 13 ib

Etymology

v. þveit . The first element is uncertain but one may derive the name from the OE  pers. name Ogga (Redin 103). The form Hogarthweit is of secondary authority. On the loss of the first element cf. Keld, Thwaite (HangW) 260, 272infra .

Places in the same Parish