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.

Willhayne

Other OS name in the Parish of Colyton

Historical Forms

  • Wilhays 1539 AddCh
  • Willhayne 1612 SR

Etymology

is Wilhays 1539AddCh , Willhayne 1612SR . For -hayes , -hayne in all the above names , v. Hayne supra 129 .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement