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.

Whitefield Down

Other OS name in the Parish of High Bray

Historical Forms

  • Whettival Down 1685 Exmoor

Etymology

is Whettival Down 1685 Exmoor , giving us the local pronunciation of Whitefield supra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement