Weasel Coppice
Other OS name in the Parish of Icomb
Historical Forms
- uuilesuuelle 781 BCS240 11th
- on Wulfilde wyllan c.1050 KCD1365 12th
- Wylles Welle 14 WoHS
- Wheeslye Hill 1649 ParlSurv
Etymology
, uuilesuuelle 781 (11th)BCS 240, on Wulfilde wyllan c. 1050 (12th) KCD 1365, Wylles Welle 14 WoHS (1911), Wheeslye Hill 1649 ParlSurv ; the oldest form suggests an OE pers.n. Wil , which has been proposed for Wilshamstead (Bd 85) and Wilson's (Sx 479) ; the second OE spelling Wulfilde wyllan is from the fem . OE Wulfhild , v. wella .