Whittonditch
Early-attested site in the Parish of Ramsbury
Historical Forms
- Whitedic 1249 Cl
- Whitindich 1298 FF
- Whydindych, Wydindiche 1332 SR
Etymology
Whittonditch is Whitedic 1249 Cl, Wytendyche 1268, Whytendich 1289Ass , Whitindich 1298FF , Whydindych , Wydindiche 1332SR (p), Whityngdiche 1456, Whittyndyche 1562FF . The name would seem to go back to OE (æt þām ) hwītan dīce , 'at the white ditch,' v. dic .
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Cocked Hat Coppice
- Crowood Ho
- Dwarf Brake
- Eastridge Ho
- Elmdown Fm
- Foxley Wood
- Hail's Grove
- Hens Wood
- Hill Close
- Hodd's Hill
- Howe Mill
- Kearsdown Fm
- The Knapp
- Lamplands
- Leg of Mutton Copse
- Leigh Fm
- Little Wood
- Oaken Copse
- Oldfield Cottages
- Pit Barn
- Barridge Brake
- Boltsridge Copse
- Burney Fm
- Burnt Wood
- Cakewood
- Park Town
- Preston
- Westfield
- West Marsh Fm
- Whitehill Coppice
- Coal Brake
- Pentico Fm