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.

Whitwell

Major Settlement in the Parish of Whitwell

Historical Forms

  • Wytewell(e), Witewell(e) 1086 DB 1184(p),1195 P 1326 ChancW
  • Whytewell(e), Whitewell(e) 1197 P 1226,1257 FF 1263,1286 Ass 1305 Pat 1394 Rut 1553 Pat
  • Qwytewelle 1286 Ass
  • Whytwell(e), Whitwell(e) 1382 Cl 1394 Rut

Etymology

'The white spring or stream', v. hwīt , wella . A small stream rises here.