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.

White Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Bix

Historical Forms

  • Whitelandes c.1605 Survey
  • White Close, Croft, Hangings, Hill and Shaw c.1840 TA

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) . Cf. Whitehale 1415 – 16 Court R ( v. h(e)alh ) , Whitelandes c. 1605Survey ,White Close , Croft , Hangings , Hill and Shaw c. 1840TA .