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Etymology of name[edit]

Wheston, Whetstone from Old English hwet stan 'a whetstone', probably referring to places where stone suitable for whetstones was found - A Dictionary of English Place Names, A. D. Mills, pub. Oxford University Press 1993

Whetstone N.20 '(place by) a sharpening stone', alluding either to a a single stone used for this purpose, and large enough to be a land-mark, or in a general way to the presence of such stones in the locality. - Place-names of Greater London, John Field, pub. B. T. Batsford 1980

Londoneye 20:32, 5 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I request that "Arsene Wenger" (Aresenal FC Manager) be inculded as well as Samatha Fox as a resident of Whetstone. He lives in Tottridge lane. + David Dein (vice-Chairman of Arsenal Footbal club) and chairman of G14.

They both live in Totteridge, not Whetstone! I don't know where Samatha Fox lives or lived.--Osidge 09:30, 24 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe Whetstone was named Whetstone because on the day they claimed the land to build a town upon it, the exact centre- or maybe a special point- was a stone and it was raining so it became wet? (Maybe the mayor sat on it)? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.212.203.161 (talk) 21:22, 3 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Unique[edit]

It really is stretching credibility to suggest Whetstone's transport links are "unique" in North London, surely? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 51.187.29.188 (talk) 17:21, 23 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Puffery removed Sciencefish (talk) 20:01, 23 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]