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.

Wyre Piddle

Major Settlement in the Parish of Wyre Piddle

Historical Forms

  • Pidele 1086 DB
  • Wyre Pidele 1208 Fees36
  • Wirre 1349 Pat
  • Wyrepedell 1478 IpmR
  • Weripedell 1487 ADii
  • Wyrepedyll al. Werepedall 1487 Pat
  • Wyerpedille 1495 Pat
  • Werepedill 1550 Pat

Etymology

Wyre Piddle, like North Piddle, stands on Piddle Brook (supra 14) and takes its name from it. No suggestion can be offered with regard to the first element.

Places in the same Parish

None