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.

Westage

Early-attested site in the Parish of Aston cum Aughton

Historical Forms

  • le Westestedes, le Westestedis 12 YDxii
  • Westetides 13 YDxii,101
  • le Westedis Hy3 BM 1316 YDxvi,86
  • Westage 1839 TA

Etymology

Westage (lost), le Westestedes , le Westestedis 12 YD xii, 99,1302 ib 102, 1315 YD viii, Westetides 13 YD xii, 101, le Westedis Hy 3 BM, 1316 YD xvi, 86, Westage 1839TA . v. west , stede (styde ) 'place, site of a building'.