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.

Whitwell

Other OS name in the Parish of Colyton

Historical Forms

  • Witewell 1236 BM
  • Whytewell 1285 FA
  • Whitewell juxta Colyton 1294 Ass

Etymology

is Witewell 1236 BM, Whytewell 1285 FA, Whitewell juxta Colyton 1294Ass . ' White spring , ' v. wielle .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement