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.

Wheatbridge(lost)

Other OS name in the Parish of Chesterfield

Historical Forms

  • Wytebrigge 1242 RegAnt
  • Weutbrigge 1330 Ass
  • Whytbryg 1442 HardCh
  • Whightbridge 1552 MinAcct
  • White bridge 1563 Survey

Etymology

( lost ) , to be identified with Wytebrigge 1242 RegAnt, Weutbrigge 1330Ass ,Whytbryg 1442HardCh ,. Whightbridge 1552MinAcct , White bridge 1563Survey , ' white bridge ' , v. hwīt , brycg . The name is still recorded in Wheatbridge Road , the bridge being the one which crosses the R . Hipper near Queen 's Park .