Scottish naturalist, polar scientist and oceanographer who organised and led the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition of 1902–1904.
William Wailes
English 19th-century stained-glass artist, one of the most accomplished of his generation.
William Waterhouse
English artist; father of John William Waterhouse
Window tax
Tax based on the number of windows a property had, widely but erroneously believed to have resulted in many windows being bricked up.
Windsor witches
Four women from Windsor executed for witchcraft in 1579.
Winnats Pass
Hill pass and limestone gorge in the Peak District of Derbyshire, England.
Winter Hill
The high point of Rivington Moor in the West Pennine Moors is 1,496 feet high and has been the site of mining, a mass trespass, aeroplane disasters and murder.
Winter Hill Trespass
1896 protest organised when the landowner Colonel Ainsworth closed a track leading to Winter Hill, denying the right of access to the local population.
Witch bottle
Bottles or jars used in counterspells to reverse a curse imposed by a witch.
Witch of Berkeley
Legendary 11th–century witch who tried and failed to prevent the Devil from claiming her body after her death.
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