Witley
Major Settlement in the Parish of Witley
Historical Forms
- Witlei 1086 DB
- Witlea 1174 P
- Witle(e) 1204 ClR 1212,1237 Fees 1335,1370 Ass
- Witlege 1238 Pap
- Witlegh 1291 Tax
- Wytle 1255,1263 Ass 1312 Ipm
- Wytleg 1259 FF
- Wytlye 1320 Ch
- Wyttleye 1275 Pat
- Wittelega 1185 P
- Wyttele t.John HMCvii 1325 Ass 1336,1345 BM
- Wytteley 1247 Ch
- Wytteleye 1259 FF 1270 Winton
- Wytteleghe 1321 ib
- Witteley 1279 Ass
- Wittele 1304,1394 Pat
- Wittelegh 1331 FF
- Whitlege 1237 Pap
- Whytley 1241 Ass
- Witeleye 1258 Cl
- Wyteley 1279,1289 Pat 1279 Ass
- Whyteleg' 1259 Ass
- Whitele 1263 Ass
- Whiteleye 1283 Cl
- Whiteley al. Witteley al. Whitley 1451 Pat
- Whyteley al. Whytley 1555 FF
- Witley al. Whitley 1615 Recov
Etymology
The comparative rarity of early spellings with initial wh suggests that this name was originally 'Witta 's leah' rather than 'white leah.'
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Bagmoor Cottage
- Banacle Fm
- Borough Fm
- Brook
- Burchetts Copse
- Chapel Copse
- Coldharbour Wood
- Colmar
- Cramhurst
- Creedhole Fm
- Flash Copse
- Gasden Cottage
- Gurdons
- Hill Ho
- Hookers Ham and Hopkins Reed
- Hurthill Copse
- Hurtmore
- Lemon Rew
- Minepit Copse
- Redlands
- Roundabouts
- Sand Ho
- Sandhills
- Shoelands
- Stonepit Hill
- Stroud
- Wareham Cottage and Rew
- Whitefield Hanger
- Whitham Cottage
- Winkford Fm
- Witley Park
- Wormley Hill