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.

Wadhays

Other OS name in the Parish of Awliscombe

Historical Forms

  • Wadehegh 1238 Ass
  • Wadeheghen 1285 Ass
  • Wadeheyes juxta Aulscombe 1310 Ass
  • Wadeheghes 1339 Ass

Etymology

is Wadehegh 1238Ass (p), Wadeheghen 1285Ass , Wadeheyes juxta Aulscombe 1310Ass , Wadeheghes 1339Ass . ' Wada ' s farm . ' v. Hayne supra 129 .

Places in the same Parish