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.

Withcarr

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bilton

Historical Forms

  • Witheker, Wytheker e.12 Nost127 e.13 Tockw Hy3 Heal80 16 ib
  • Withiker 13 Tockw

Etymology

Withcarr (lost), Witheker , Wytheker e. 12Nost 127, e. 13 Tockw, Hy 3Heal 80, 16 ib 144, Withiker 13 Tockw. 'Willow marsh', v. wīðig , kjarr .