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.

Vissitt

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hemsworth

Historical Forms

  • Byssett, Bysset Howse, Bysset landes 1554 NCWills
  • Vizit 1771 PRHms
  • Visit 1817 M 1822 Langd

Etymology

Vissitt, Byssett , Bysset Howse , Bysset landes 1554 NCWills, Vizit 1771 PRHms, Visit 1817 M, 1822 Langd. In all probability this name is from the surname Bissett (Reaney 34), but the change of initial B - to V - is unusual.