ðə nˈeɪm ɪz ˈoʊld ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ, fɹʌm wˈɪduː ænd tˈʌn, mˈiːnɪŋ "wˈʊd sˈɛɾəlmənt", sədʒˈɛstɪŋ ɐ plˈeɪs wˌɛɹ wˈʊd wʌz fˈɛld ɔːɹ wˈɜːkt.
The name is Old English, from widu and tūn, meaning "wood settlement", suggesting a place where wood was felled or worked.