Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Bolyn ecclesia 13 IpmR

• Wilmesloe m13 Fitt

• Wilmeslowe, Wylmeslowe 1287 Eyre l13 Fitt

• Wylmeslow 1330,1354 ib

• Wylmeslouwe 1348 Eyre

• Wylmeslawe 1286,1287 Court

• Wylmesley 1629 Sheaf

• Willmeslawe 1513 Plea

• Wilmislawe, Wilmislowe 1260 ib

• Wylmislowe 1289 Court

• Wylmyslow 1552 Dav

• Willmislowe 1317 Fitt

• Wilmuslo(u)we, Wylmuslo(u)we 1331 1341 Eyre 1411 Chol

• Wimmislowe 1286 Court

• Wymmeslow 1469 AD

• Wymslowe 1498 ChRR

• Wym(e)slow(e), Wymislow(e), Wymyslow(e) 1533 Earw 1535

• Wimslow 1696 ib

• church of Wilmslowe 1286 AddCh 1288 Court

• Wilmslo 1653 Sheaf

• Wilmslow c.1620 Orm2 1724 NotCestr

• Wilmsley 1629 Sheaf

• Wylmslow 1513 Earw

• Wyneslowe 1341 Eyre

• Wyn(n)slowe 1535 Sheaf

• Welmeslowe 1352 Eyre 1348 Sheaf

• Wemslow 1521 ib

• Windesloo 1480 Earw

• Wymbslow 1535 Sheaf

• Wylnslawe 1550 MinAcct

Etymology

'Wīghelm's mound', from the OE  pers.n. Wīghelm and hlāw. In the first form, the church is 'the church of Bollin', cf. Bollin Fee infra , to which the advowson belonged. This p.n. is confused with that of Wimboldsley 335infra , in Wynbaldeleg c.1230 Orm2 iii 587n., and Wimboldsley or Wilmslow c.1620 ib 545. Wilmslow is the name of the church and churchyard, extended to the old village which lay in the townships of Bollin Fee and Pownall Fee (Orm2 iii586). The street- names of this village, and unidentified f.ns. and minor-names for the parish as a whole, are grouped for convenience.