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

Other OS name in the Parish of Knowstone

Historical Forms

  • Witefel 1238 Ass
  • Whit(e)feld 1333 SR 1477 IpmR
  • Wydefeld 1485 Ipm

Etymology

is Witefel 1238Ass (p), Whit (e )feld 1333SR (p), 1477 IpmR,Wydefeld 1485 Ipm . Cf. Whitefield supra 52 .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement