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.

Whitley Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Wychwood or Whichwood

Historical Forms

  • Whitele 1300 Wych

Etymology

Whitley Hill (6″) may take name from Whitele 1300 Wych: v. hwīt , (a)h.