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.

Wheatley Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of High Hoyland

Historical Forms

  • Wetelei(a), Wetelay 12,e.13,a.1230,1246–58 YDiv
  • Wheatleyhill 1587 WillY

Etymology

Wheatley Hill, Wetelei (a ), Wetelay 12, e. 13, a. 1230, 1246–58 YD iv, Wheatleyhill 1587 WillY. 'Wheat clearing', v. hwǣte , lēah .