noun
neighbourhood; vicinity; nearby area
Archaic noun for the area around a place; in modern Japanese, 辺り (あたり) or 近所 is used instead.
古い文書に「この辺りに住む者」とある。
An old document says 'those who live in this neighbourhood'.
Modern common word for vicinity or neighbourhood; わたり is its archaic counterpart.
Standard modern word for neighbourhood; わたり is archaic and not used in everyday speech.
Archaic reading of 辺り, from the same root as modern あたり; the exact historical derivation is uncertain.