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Survey of English Place-Names

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Wooler Knoll

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hope Woodlands

Historical Forms

  • Wulwelauwe Hy3 For
  • Lich Chart, Wolveloue 1285 For
  • Woolow(e) 1599 DuLaSC 1675 Map
  • Wooler Knoll 1840 O

Etymology

Wooler Knoll, Wulwelauwe Hy 3For (p), Wluelawe Hy 3 Lich Chart , Wolveloue 1285For (p), Woolow (e )1599DuLaSC , 1675Map , Wooler Knoll 1840 O. 'Wolves' hill', v. wulf , hlāw ; cf. Woolow supra 97.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement