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.

Whitbysteads

Other OS name in the Parish of Askham

Historical Forms

  • Whitbysteed 1723 PR
  • Whitbystead 1823 M
  • Whipperstead 1802 PR
  • Wyteby, Witeby c. 1250 Bart 343, Lanc 450

Etymology

, Whitbysteed 1723 PR,Whitbystead 1823 M, Whipperstead 1802 PR, v. stede 'place, site of a house';the first el. is the local family name Wyteby , Witeby c. 1250 Bart 343,Lanc 450 , from Whitby ( YN 126 ) ; Whitby Abbey had land in Crosby Ravensworth 8 miles away .