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.

Wantley Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Sullington

Historical Forms

  • Wantelya 1296 SR
  • Wantelye 1332 SR
  • Wantele 1327 SR
  • Wantelee 1340 NI

Etymology

Wantley Fm is Wantelya 1296 SR (p), Wantelye 1332 SR (p), Wantele 1327 SR (p), Wantelee 1340 NI (p). Since all the above forms are from pers. names it is probable that the name is of manorial origin deriving from a man who came from Wantley in Henfield infra 219.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement