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.

Wigperry

Early-attested site in the Parish of Haywards Heath

Historical Forms

  • Wyggepyrye c.1296 SAC40,189
  • Wygepirie 1298,1306 Banco
  • Wigperrie, Wiggperie 1607,1608 ParReg

Etymology

Wigperry (lost) is Wyggepyrye c. 1296 SAC 40, 189(p), Wygepirie 1298, 1306Banco (p), Wigperrie , Wiggperie 1607, 1608 ParReg. 'Wicga's pear-tree,' v. pyrige .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement