Wetherby
Major Settlement in the Parish of Spofforth
Historical Forms
- Wedrebi 1086 DB
- Werrebi, Werreby c.1150 Sawl2d 1166 P e.13 Nost157 13 Heal54 1206,1221 FF 1207 Cur 1218 Percy 1310 Ch
- Werebi, Wereby 1154–74 YChx 1190 P 1240 FF
- Wetherby 1170–3 Ch 1327 Percy 1221 FF 1238,1268 RH 1276 QW 1279–81 Dep 1580
- Tempel Wetherby 1364 Works
- Wargebi 1214 Abbr
- Werriby 1240 Ch
- Wederby 1303 Aid 1377 YDv 1444 YDvi 1536 MinAcct
- Tempilweterby 1364 Works
- Wedderby 1532 KnaresW 1557 WillY
- Weatherby 1577 Spoff
Etymology
'Wether-sheep farmstead', v. veðr , bȳ . The early Wer (r )e - spellings are due to AN influence as in Werrington Nth 246 or Surrey Sr 1. Tempel - (v. tempel ) from the possession of land here by the Knights Templars of Ribston.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Aketon
- Grimbald Bridge, Grimbald Crag
- Rudfarlington
- Addlethorpe
- Braham Hall
- Crowell
- Massey Garth
- Newsome Fm
- Setcopp
- Spofforth Haggs
- Stockeld
- Whitwell Ho
Other OS name
- Aketon Beck
- Beaker Cottages
- Burnison's Whin
- The Carrs
- The Ridge
- Rudding Park
- Sandy Lane
- Tofts Lane
- Collins Bridge, Collins Hill
- Crimple Whin
- The Farm
- Fluddersome Lane
- Guilders Bridge
- Holme Lane
- Horse Pond, Horse Pond Beck
- Inghams Lane
- Mill Hill
- The Moor
- Moorside
- Oak Ho
- Chapel Garth
- College Fm
- Crag Hall
- Linton Hills, Linton Ings, Linton Spring
- Northgate Lane
- Score Bank
- Shaw's Barn
- Trip Lane
- Windmill Ho
- Birkham Wood
- Braham Wood
- Brown Hill
- Farrar Wood
- High Grange, Low Grange
- The Guys, Guys Crag
- Haughs Fm
- House Lane
- Low Wath
- Loxley
- Oak View
- Plompton Grange, Plompton Hall
- Plompton Mill Fm
- Plompton Rocks, Plompton Square
- Scaliber
- Simon Knoll
- Stank Bridge
- Tickhill Wood
- Wingate Fm
- Bank Side
- Beech Hill
- Black Stones
- Bottom Gate
- Crimple Bridge
- Hollin Close
- Lowsley Bank
- Ribston Moor
- Ribston Spring
- St Helen's Fm, St Helen's Well
- South Park
- West Gate
- Alders
- Armitage Chapel
- Bowrake Fm
- Brame Hill
- Church Hill
- Cocked Hat
- Cold Bed
- Crosper
- Dale Wood
- Dark Lane
- Fox Heads Fm
- Furmard Hill
- Green Haggs Lane
- Haggs Bridge
- Hartley's Hill
- Hell Hole
- Hill Side Fm
- Hill Top Fm
- Hollins Quarry
- Ingbarrow Fm
- Lodge Fm
- Manor Bridge
- Newsome Bridge
- Oak Wood
- Park Beck, Park Bridge, Park Lane
- Point Bridge
- Red Hill
- Sand Pit
- Shaw Bridge
- Sheep Fields
- Spa Bottom Fm
- Spofforth Hall
- Spofforth Moor
- Spofforth Park
- Spring Wood
- Stockeld Castle, Stockeld Grange
- Stockeld Park
- Swainthornes Wood
- Throstle Nest
- Toad Hole Beck
- Warren Ho
- Whin Lane Fm
- Whins Lane
- York Hill, York Lane
- Audby Lane
- Banks Wood
- Barley Field Lane
- Carr Lane
- Castle (site) & Castle Garth
- Cliffe Ho
- Cockshot Wood
- Crowcroft Bank
- Deighton Gate
- Hallfield
- Heathwaite Lane
- Hill Top
- North End Fm
- North Grove
- Overdale
- Parkhill
- Priest Hall
- Raby Park
- Rail Balk Lane
- Sandbeck
- Spring Wood
- Swinnow Hill, Swinnow Park
- Walton Lane
- West End
- Wetherby Bridge