Whitchurch
Major Settlement in the Parish of Whitchurch
Historical Forms
- (æt) Hwitecyrcan 990–2 ASCharters
- Hwitcyrce 1012 KCD1307 13th
- Witecerce 1086 DB 1285 Ass
- Wicchechurch c.1110 EHRxl 15th
- Witcherche 1167 P 1342 Gor
- Withcheriche c.1181 Gor
- Wythcherch, Wythecherche 1268 Ass
- Wychyrche 1184 Os late12th
- Wutcherch' 1202 P
- Whitecherche 1202 P 1285 Ass
- Whytchirche 1209–18 WellsR
- Whitchirche 1241 FF 1245 Ch
- Whytchurch 1285 Ass
- Vitchirche 1218–19 AD
- Wiccherch 1251 Cl late13th Gor
- Wiccirch c.1272–90 BC c.1444
- Wicherch 1284–5 FA
- Wytlecherche, Whitlecherche 1276 Cl
- Whychyrch 1443 Gor
Etymology
'White church,' v. hwīt , cirice . A common name, possibly denoting a church built of stone.