68 DERBYSHIRE PLACE-NAMES. 



"Walston.— (D.D.B. Walestune.)— The etymology is the same as in 

 Walton q.v. Walston is near Dufnelcl, and about three miles from the 

 line of the Ryknield-street. 

 "Wardlow. — A.S. weard — a warden, ward, keeper, guardian, watchman, 

 guardianship, watch, vigilance, and A.S. hlsew, hlaw, low — a hill, an 

 elevation, a rising tract of ground, also a heap, grave, barrow, tumulus; 

 — the guard or watch hill. 

 Welldune.— (D.D.B. Welledene.)— A.S. wyl, wil, wyll, well— a well or 

 fountain, and den, a Celto-Saxon root, or a Celtic word adopted by the 

 Saxons, meaning a vale, hollow, or deep wooded valley ; — the vale or 

 hollow of the well. 

 "Waterfield.— (D.D.B. Watrefeld.)— A.S. wseter— water, and A.S. feld, 



fild — a field, pasture, plain ; — the pasture or field by the water. 

 Wensley or Wendesley.— (D.D.B. Wodnesleie.)— The prefix is from 

 the name of the A.S. god, Woden, and the postfix the A.S. leah — a 

 field, meadow, land ; — Woden's field or land — indicating a site dedicated 

 to the worship of Woden. 

 'Vv r essing'ton. — (D.D.B. Wistanestune, Wistanesotve.) — A.S. wses — water 

 (waesc, wesc — a washing), denoting a wet or moist place, and A.S. tun 

 — a town ; — the wet town, or town of the moist place. 

 "Weston. — (D.D.B. Westvne.) — A.S. wes, west— the west, and A.S. tun — a 



town ; — the west town. 

 "Weston-upon-Trent. — (D.D.B.jWestone, Westvne.)— For the derivation 

 of Weston, see above. The etymology of Trent is doubtful, but see 

 Trent, river, supra. 

 "W^eston Underwood. — For derivation of Weston, see above. The 

 adjunct is from the A.S. under — among, under (opposed to ofer, ouer — 

 over, and bufan — above) and A.S. wudu, wude — a wood, a forest ; — the 

 west town among or in the wood. 

 "West Hallam.— See Hallam, West. 



"W^et ^fithens. — The first component of this name is the A.S. wast, 

 wet — moist, wet. The initial syllable of the second member is from the 

 A.S. withie, withige, withthe — a willow, and the terminal syllable is from 

 the A.S. aern, em — a place. The wet willow place. 



"Whatstandwell Bridge.— It is impossible to determine the etymology 

 of this place-name ; many have been proposed, more or less plausible. 

 Mr. J. Charles Cox, in his " Guide to Derbyshire," gives the following : 

 "From a charter of the year 1 391, relative to the building a bridge 

 "over the Derwent, we find that one Walter Stonewell had a mansion 

 "here, which he held of the Abbot of Darley." 

 Wneston. — The derivation is the same as Weston, q.v. 



