Whitelands Down
Other OS name in the Parish of Dewlish
Historical Forms
- locum q' vocat' le Whitelond 1288 Ass
- Vaux Whitelands 1844 TA
Etymology
, 1844ib , from locum q ' vocat ' le Whitelond 1288Ass , Whytelond 1335 ( c. 1447 ) Vaux Whitelands 1844TA , v. hwīt ' white ' ( alluding to chalky soil ) , land , dūn .