Whitesmith
Other OS name in the Parish of Laughton
Historical Forms
- Wythesmyth t.Hy5–6 Add
Etymology
is Wythesmyth t. Hy 5–6Add . There is a smithy here and we probably have the English form smithe ( v. NEDs. v . ) found side by side with the Scandinavian smithy . Cf. Robert atte Smyth (1327 SR) .