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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.

Whitwell

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ecclesfield

Historical Forms

  • Wytewell a.1290 SheffCh 1301 Linds 1307 YDxiii,68
  • Whitewell 1302 ib
  • Wytwell clogh, Wytwell rodys 1382 Hall
  • Whitwell 1394 ADii 1568 SheffMan 1822 Langd
  • Whitwell rodis 1431 Hall
  • Wyghtwell 1549 WillY

Etymology

Whitwell, Wytewell a. 1290 SheffCh, 1301 Linds, 1307 YD xiii, 68, Whitewell 1302 ib xii, 301, Wytwell clogh , Wytwell rodys 1382 Hall, Whitwell 1394 AD ii, 1568 SheffManet freq to 1822 Langd, Whitwell rodis 1431 Hall, Wyghtwell 1549 WillY. 'Clear spring', v. hwīt , wella ; the spring is at Whitwell Spring. v. clōh 'dell', rod 1 'clearing' for the additions.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name