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.

Wheatley

Major Settlement in the Parish of Wheatley

Historical Forms

  • Hwatelega 1163 P
  • Watelega 1176 P 1347 Frid c.1425
  • Wattelega 1176 P
  • Wattelegh' 1240–1 Ass
  • Wattelee 1247 FF
  • Whatel 1209–18 WellsR
  • Whatel' 1240–1 Ass 1676 Plot
  • Wetele 1252 FF
  • Whatly 1510 AD
  • Wheatly 1797 Davis

Etymology

'(a)h where wheat is grown,' v. hwǣte .