Whelpley
Early-attested site in the Parish of Whiteparish
Historical Forms
- Welplega 1166 P
- Walpleia 1196 Cur 1198 Abbr
- Welpele 1200 Cur
- Welpeleg' 1225 Pat
- Welpeleye 1242 Fees 1255 RH
- Whelpeleg' 1275 FF
- Whelpele 1321 Ass
- Whelpelegh 1322 FF 1332 SR
Etymology
Whelpley (6″) is Welplega 1166 P, Walpleia 1196 Cur, 1198 Abbr, Welpele 1200 Cur, Welpeleg '1225 Pat, Welpeleye 1242 Fees, 1255 RH, Whelpeleg '1275FF , Whelpele 1321Ass , Whelpelegh 1322FF , 1332SR .Perhaps 'clearing or wood of the cubs or whelps' (OE hwelp ).But the first element might be a personal name, a nickname from the animal name. Cf. Whelpington (Nb).
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Ash Hill Common
- Broxmore Ho
- Chadwell Fm
- Chalkpit Fm
- Clapgate Copse
- Coneygre Row
- Deanhill Fm
- Gaston Copse
- Gatmore Copse
- Gills Hole
- Golden's Fm
- Harestock
- Hassock Beeches
- Hermitage Wood
- Holmere Cottages
- The Hop Gardens
- Hundred Acre Copse
- Moor Fm
- Mount Copse
- Newslade Copse
- Newton
- Popplehill
- Redhills
- Sandland Copse
- Sherwood Copse
- Shortlands Row
- Stony Dean Copse
- Street Fm
- Warren's Copse
- Whipshill Copse
- Worthy Hassock Copse