Vale of White Horse
valley · Oxfordshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
The name refers to the valley of the White Horse. This likely refers to the famous White Horse hill figure, an ancient symbol carved into the chalk hills.
Word origins
- Vale
- Old Englishvalley(from val "valley")
- White Horse
- Old Englisha white horse symbol(from hwít hors "white horse")