Another *Wifelingahām is next to Stow & Ingham; latter is possibly 'the estate of the devotees of the deity Ing'...: http://www.caitlingreen.org/2014/10/willinghams-and-inghams.html …pic.twitter.com/KCAMJvziqA
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Another *Wifelingahām is next to Stow & Ingham; latter is possibly 'the estate of the devotees of the deity Ing'...: http://www.caitlingreen.org/2014/10/willinghams-and-inghams.html …pic.twitter.com/KCAMJvziqA
A little further west in Nottinghamshire there is Teversal, possibly an Anglo-Saxon 'Sorcerer's Stronghold' :) See http://www.caitlingreen.org/2014/11/sorcerers-stronghold-tolkien.html …pic.twitter.com/GQFQ7QEeTS
The same 1st element (OE tīefrere) is also present in Teversham, Cambridge, 'the estate/homestead of the sorcerer': http://www.caitlingreen.org/2014/10/anglo-saxon-socerer.html …pic.twitter.com/pFTmpnf7MW
Also of interest: Haswell (Durham), Hascombe (Surrey) etc—poss OE hægtesse, 'witch', so 'the witch's spring/valley' http://www.bosworthtoller.com/017878 pic.twitter.com/PMLpoHjQ1Q
Also a beautifully preserved station house and part of the platform at South Willingham. A haunting lost railway.
Although, oddly, a slightly different etymology for the name! But yes, lovely area :)
Fascinating!!! Thanks for sharing!!
my pleasure! :)
Indian Hindus worship a deity known as Lingam .Is there a connection between the two ?
Not so far as I'm aware, I'm afraid.
Thanks.Your phenomenally prolific and interesting tweets are making even laymen like us aware of history .Thanks
Very kind of you to say :)
Oh boy! I've been looking for the entrance to Middle Earth since I was a kid!
Hah! :)
which bits of the word, if any, hint at that? Looks very eerie
Old English *wifel could be a cognate of Swedish *vivil, 'pagan priest' :)
But...but..pagan priests are cool. :(
@locktowndog My vote goes for secret tunnel .
ahhhh, Willy Woods! Visit long overdue. Definitely a portal.
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