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Withy Bed

Other OS name in the Parish of Winfrith Newburgh

Historical Forms

  • Withey Bed 1843 TA

Etymology

, Withey Bed 1843TA , cf. la Wy (t )hebere 1413, 1438Weld 1 , le Withebar 1450MinAcct , Withiber , Witheber 1461Rent , claus ' voc ' le Wethyber 1464Weld 1 , le Westside le Wytheber , le Westside le Wethiber , le Westside le W (h )itheber 1464, 1466ib , 1468, 1469MinAcct , W (h )itheber q ' est lancera de Chaluedon 1472Weld 1,1475, 1481ib , v. wīðig , bedd , bearu , west , sīde , cf. Chaldon H . par . supra .