Upper Weybread
hamlet · Suffolk
Old EnglishAI-generated
Upper Weybread is a hamlet situated above or to the north of another settlement. The name 'Weybread' likely refers to a place associated with the River Wey and possibly a type of bread or a person's name.
Word origins
- Upper
- Old EnglishUpper, higher(from uf(e)ra "upper")
- Weybread
- Old EnglishPossibly 'bread of the Wey' or a personal name(from Wæg "river name (Wey)", bræd "bread")
Historical forms
Wibred · Wybrede