,I emf
WOLD INGHAM
387
'Woodland clearing in a bend, or of a man called Witta'. OE *wiht or pers. name + leah.
Witley, Great & Little Heref. & Worcs.
Wivelsfield E. Sussex. Wifelesfeld c.765. Probably 'open land of a man called *Wifel', OE pers. name + feld. Alternatively the first element in this
964, Witlege 1086 (DB). 'Woodland clearing in a bend'. OE *wiht + !eah.
Wittla?g
Witnesham Suffolk. Witdesham (sic)
and the pr~viou~ ?ame ~ay ~e th~ ~oun wife! weevil denotmg weeVIlmfested land'. Wivenhoe Essex. Wiunhov 1086 (DB). 'Hill-
1086 (DB) Witnesham 1254. Possibly 'homest~ad ofa man called *Wittln'. OE pers. name + ham. 969 ,IW't emf. W'tn I ey 0 xon. Wi,.,.· J •• amge 1086 (DB). 'Island, or dry ground in marsh, of a man called Witta'. OE pers. name (genitive ·n) + ego
Wittenham , Little & Long
854, Wivelescome 1086 (DB). 'Valley of a man called *Wifel'. OE pers. name + .cumb, but see next name.
0
xon. Wittanham c.865, Witeham 1086 (DB) .. 'River-bend land ofa man called Witta'. OE pers. name (genitive on) + hamm.
Wittering Cambs. Witheringaeige 972,
spur of a woman called ) *Wlfe'. OE ( .. hili pers. name gemtIve -n + 0 . Wiveton Norfolk. Wiuentona 1086 (DB). , 'Farmstead or village of a woman called. *Wlfe'. OE pers name (genitive on) + tun
Wix Essex. Wica 1086 or specialized
(DB). 'The dwellings farm'. OE wic in a ME
_:.p.:.lu.:.r:.:a=l..::fo.:;r:..:m=..:W1.:.;·..::ke:.:s:..... --
'(Island or homestead of) the family or Witelavesford (sic) 1086 (DB). 'Ford ofa followers ofa man called Wither'. OE man called WihtHic'. OE pers. name + Withenngham 1086 (DB), Wltenngaplural 1167'1 ' Wixford Warwicks. Wihtlachesforde 962, pers. name + ·mgas (in genitive ford. _-----------__
f J l' f.
1 j
,
with eg and ham in the early forms). & West W. Sussex. Wihttringes 683, Westringes (sic) 1086
Wittering, East
(DB).
·~;Suffolk. Wlteskeoll (sic) 1086 (DB), Widekeshoo 1205. 'Hill-spur of a man called Widuc'. OE pers. name + Mh.
'(Settlement of) th.e famil:y or followers of a man. called Wlhthere . OE pers. name + ·mgas. Witters ham Kent. Wihtriceshamme 1032.
Woburn Beds. Woburne 1086
'Promontory of a man called Wihtrlc'. OE pers. name + hamm. Witton, a common name, usually 'farmstead in or by a wood', OE \\Il1du
Wokefield Park Berks. Weonfelda c.950,
or .widu + tUn; for example: Witton Bridge (DB). , . Norfolk. Wldltuna N Y, 1086 k w· Witton, EaS! & wes.t . or s. Itun 1086 (DB). Witton G~lbert Durha~. Wyton 1195. Manonal affix from Its possession by Gilbert de la Ley in the 12th cent. Witton·Ie-WearDurham. Wudutun c.1050. On the River Wear, for which see MONKWEARMOUTH. However some Wittons have a different origin: Witton Ches. Witune 1086 (OB). 'Estate with a salt-works'. OE wfe + tUn. Witton, Upper W. Mids. Witone 1086 (DB). Possibly 'farmstead by an earlier Romano-British settlement'. OE wic + tUn . Wiveliscombe Somerset. Wifelescumb
Woking Surrey. Wocchingas c.712,
(DB). '(Place at) the crooked or winding stream'. OE w6h + burna. It gives name to nearby Woburn Sands Bucks.
Hoifelle 1086 (DB). Probably 'open land ofa man called *Weohha'. OE pers. name + feld. ch'mges 1086 (DB ). '(Se ttl emen t 0 f) the family or followers of a man called *Wocc(a)'. OE pers. name + -in as g . wokingham Berks. Wokingeham 1146, 'Homestead of the family or followers of a man called *Wocc(a)'. OE pers. name + -inga- + ham. lAT. vvO
ldi .. Wo ngham S~rrey. Walhngeham
(SIC)
~086 (DB), Waldmgham 1204. Prob~bly homest~ad oft~e forest dw~llers ,OE ;veaJd + -mga- + ham. Alt~rnatIvely homestead of the family or followers ofa man called *Wealda', with an OE pers. name as first element.
387
'Woodland clearing in a bend, or of a man called Witta'. OE *wiht or pers. name + leah.
Witley, Great & Little Heref. & Worcs.
Wivelsfield E. Sussex. Wifelesfeld c.765. Probably 'open land of a man called *Wifel', OE pers. name + feld. Alternatively the first element in this
964, Witlege 1086 (DB). 'Woodland clearing in a bend'. OE *wiht + !eah.
Wittla?g
Witnesham Suffolk. Witdesham (sic)
and the pr~viou~ ?ame ~ay ~e th~ ~oun wife! weevil denotmg weeVIlmfested land'. Wivenhoe Essex. Wiunhov 1086 (DB). 'Hill-
1086 (DB) Witnesham 1254. Possibly 'homest~ad ofa man called *Wittln'. OE pers. name + ham. 969 ,IW't emf. W'tn I ey 0 xon. Wi,.,.· J •• amge 1086 (DB). 'Island, or dry ground in marsh, of a man called Witta'. OE pers. name (genitive ·n) + ego
Wittenham , Little & Long
854, Wivelescome 1086 (DB). 'Valley of a man called *Wifel'. OE pers. name + .cumb, but see next name.
0
xon. Wittanham c.865, Witeham 1086 (DB) .. 'River-bend land ofa man called Witta'. OE pers. name (genitive on) + hamm.
Wittering Cambs. Witheringaeige 972,
spur of a woman called ) *Wlfe'. OE ( .. hili pers. name gemtIve -n + 0 . Wiveton Norfolk. Wiuentona 1086 (DB). , 'Farmstead or village of a woman called. *Wlfe'. OE pers name (genitive on) + tun
Wix Essex. Wica 1086 or specialized
(DB). 'The dwellings farm'. OE wic in a ME
_:.p.:.lu.:.r:.:a=l..::fo.:;r:..:m=..:W1.:.;·..::ke:.:s:..... --
'(Island or homestead of) the family or Witelavesford (sic) 1086 (DB). 'Ford ofa followers ofa man called Wither'. OE man called WihtHic'. OE pers. name + Withenngham 1086 (DB), Wltenngaplural 1167'1 ' Wixford Warwicks. Wihtlachesforde 962, pers. name + ·mgas (in genitive ford. _-----------__
f J l' f.
1 j
,
with eg and ham in the early forms). & West W. Sussex. Wihttringes 683, Westringes (sic) 1086
Wittering, East
(DB).
·~;Suffolk. Wlteskeoll (sic) 1086 (DB), Widekeshoo 1205. 'Hill-spur of a man called Widuc'. OE pers. name + Mh.
'(Settlement of) th.e famil:y or followers of a man. called Wlhthere . OE pers. name + ·mgas. Witters ham Kent. Wihtriceshamme 1032.
Woburn Beds. Woburne 1086
'Promontory of a man called Wihtrlc'. OE pers. name + hamm. Witton, a common name, usually 'farmstead in or by a wood', OE \\Il1du
Wokefield Park Berks. Weonfelda c.950,
or .widu + tUn; for example: Witton Bridge (DB). , . Norfolk. Wldltuna N Y, 1086 k w· Witton, EaS! & wes.t . or s. Itun 1086 (DB). Witton G~lbert Durha~. Wyton 1195. Manonal affix from Its possession by Gilbert de la Ley in the 12th cent. Witton·Ie-WearDurham. Wudutun c.1050. On the River Wear, for which see MONKWEARMOUTH. However some Wittons have a different origin: Witton Ches. Witune 1086 (OB). 'Estate with a salt-works'. OE wfe + tUn. Witton, Upper W. Mids. Witone 1086 (DB). Possibly 'farmstead by an earlier Romano-British settlement'. OE wic + tUn . Wiveliscombe Somerset. Wifelescumb
Woking Surrey. Wocchingas c.712,
(DB). '(Place at) the crooked or winding stream'. OE w6h + burna. It gives name to nearby Woburn Sands Bucks.
Hoifelle 1086 (DB). Probably 'open land ofa man called *Weohha'. OE pers. name + feld. ch'mges 1086 (DB ). '(Se ttl emen t 0 f) the family or followers of a man called *Wocc(a)'. OE pers. name + -in as g . wokingham Berks. Wokingeham 1146, 'Homestead of the family or followers of a man called *Wocc(a)'. OE pers. name + -inga- + ham. lAT. vvO
ldi .. Wo ngham S~rrey. Walhngeham
(SIC)
~086 (DB), Waldmgham 1204. Prob~bly homest~ad oft~e forest dw~llers ,OE ;veaJd + -mga- + ham. Alt~rnatIvely homestead of the family or followers ofa man called *Wealda', with an OE pers. name as first element.
