English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Whitney Wood

Other OS name in the Parish of Stevenage

Historical Forms

  • Wytehey 13th WDB
  • Whiteneye, Wheteneye 1370 WAM
  • Whytenhey, Whitteneiefeld t.Ric2 ib

Etymology

is Wytehey 13thWDB , Whiteneye , Wheteneye 1370WAM , Whytenhey , Whitteneiefeld t. Ric 2ib . Probably from OE  (æt þām ) hwītan (ge )hæge , ' at the whiteenclosure . '