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.

Whiterose Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Woking

Historical Forms

  • Wkitetrowes 1548 LRMB

Etymology

Whiterose Fm (6″) is Wkitetrowes 1548LRMB . This is probably 'white trees,' v. treow , the modern form being due in part to folk-etymology.