Whitkirk
Early-attested site in the Parish of Whitkirk
Historical Forms
- Witechirche 1154–66 YCh1770
- Witekirk, Wytekirk, Wytykirk 1269,1288,1302 Ebor
- Withekirke 1185 Templar
- Withechirche 13 Sawl138d
- Whitechir(i)che, Whytechir(i)che 1246 Ass5,28
- Whytekirk(e) 13 Kirkst 1291 Tax 1605 FF
- Whitkirk, Whitkyrk(e) 1409 DiocV 1439 Testii 1598 FF
- Whitchurch(e) 1598,1605 FF 1601 PRWhtk
Etymology
'White church', v. hwīt , cirice , ultimately replaced by ON kirkja.'White' in such p.ns. sometimes means 'built of white stone', or even 'built of stone'; Whitern (Ad Candidam Casam ) was so called because the church was built of stone (Bede iii, 4). Cf. Whitchurch Bk 86. The name would contrast with Felkirk i, 271 or Woodkirk ii, 176supra . Whitkirk was the parish church.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Austhorpe Hall
- Carr Wood
- Hollyshaw Wood
- Manston Lodge
- Smeaton Fm
- Beech Wood
- Bell Wood
- Carter Mount
- Charcoal Wood
- Colton Common
- Damingdike Wood
- Dunstan Hills
- Field End
- Gravelythorpe
- Halton Moor
- Hertford Springs
- Jacob's Well
- Lawn Fm
- Manor Ho
- Mather Wood
- Newsam Green
- Park Ho
- Pinfold Lane
- Pit Gate Lane
- Poverty Springs
- The Shroggs
- Skelton Moor Ho
- Spring Wood
- Slack Bank
- Temple House Fm and Temple Newsam
- Temple Newsam Park
- Temple Thorpe
- Thorpe Hall Fm
- Whinny Wood
- White Beck Fm
- Whitehead Wood
- Whitkirk Lane End
- Willow Well
- Day Hole Cottage
- East End Park
- Green Fm
- Neville Hill
- Skelton Grange
- Thornes Fm
- Ash Bank
- Brian Pit
- Cross Gates
- Foundry Mill
- The Grange
- The Green
- Iron Hills
- Low Wood
- Mary Pit
- Mill Green
- Ramshead Wood
- Roundhay Grange
- Seacroft Hall
- Swarcliffe Fm
- White Bridge