Whitley Batts
hamlet · Bath and North East Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This hamlet's name likely refers to a clearing or settlement associated with a pale or white feature, possibly a pale-coloured clearing or one near a white tree. 'Batts' may refer to marshy ground or a specific type of vegetation.
Word origins
- Whit
- Old EnglishAttestedwhite(from hwīt "white, pale")
- ley
- Old EnglishAttestedclearing, meadow(from lēah "woodland clearing, meadow")
- Batts
- Old Englishmarshy ground(from bætt "marshy ground, bog")