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.

Whitley

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ecclesfield

Historical Forms

  • Whitley, Whytley 1366 Hlm 1451 FA 1822 Langd
  • Whitley felde 1440 SheffMan
  • Whitley Hall 1587 ib
  • Nether Whitley 1589,1618 FF
  • Whittelay 1442 Comp
  • Launderhouse als. Whitley Hall 1587 Norf

Etymology

Whitley, Whitley , Whytley 1366 Hlm, 1451 FAet freq to 1822 Langd, Whitley felde 1440 SheffMan, Whitley Hall 1587 ib, Nether Whitley 1589, 1618 FF, Whittelay 1442 Comp, Launderhouse als. Whitley Hall 1587Norf .'Bright forest-clearing', v. hwīt , lēah , cf. Launderhouse 251infra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name