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Whepstead

village · Suffolk

Old EnglishAI-generated

The village name likely means 'Wæppa's homestead'. It is composed of a personal name and the Old English word for a farmstead or settlement.

Word origins

Wæppa
Old Englisha personal name
stead
Old Englishhomestead, farmstead, settlement(from *stede "place, position, homestead")

Historical forms

Wepesteda · Wepsted