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.

Ditches

Early-attested site in the Parish of Wem

Historical Forms

  • La Diche 1255–6 Ass
  • Dyche 1290 Ipm 1586–7 RentSur
  • Dyches 1291 Ass 1294–9 Ass 1327 SR
  • The Dyches 1621 PR(L)
  • Diches 1657,8 ib
  • Ditches 1672 HTR
  • The Diches Hall 1674 PR(L)
  • The Ditches Hall 1818 Garbet

Etymology

The house is The Diches Hall 1674 PR(L) 9, The Ditches Hall 1818 Garbet.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name