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Survey of English Place-Names

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Withamley Ho

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ecclesfield

Historical Forms

  • Wythenloe c.1272 Linds
  • Wyhenlee a.1290 Hall
  • le Wyt(h)enleye, Wyt(h)enlee p.1290 ib
  • Whithenley More 1614 SheffMan
  • Withenley 1771 M

Etymology

Withamley Ho, Wythenloe c. 1272 Linds (p), Wyhenlee a. 1290 Hall (p), le Wyt (h )enleye , Wyt (h )enlee p. 1290 ib, Whithenley More 1614 SheffMan, Withenley 1771 M. The first el. is OE  wiðign 'a willow, a willow- copse' with lēah 'forest-clearing', perhaps added in the same way as in Brightholmlee 222supra and Mortomley 247infra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement