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.

Wattlehill Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ewhurst

Historical Forms

  • West Wateleland c.1180 Pens
  • West Watele c.1245 Pens
  • Watele 1296 SR
  • Whatele 1327 SR

Etymology

Wattlehill Fm is West Wateleland c. 1180 Pens, West Watele c. 1245 Pens, and probably gave name to Reginald de Watele (1296 SR), Whatele (1327 SR). 'Wheat-ley-hill,' v. hwæte , leah .