Woonton Fm
Early-attested site in the Parish of Chardstock
Historical Forms
- Wlmintuna Hy2 HMC
- Wulmintone 1201 PND
- Wlminton 1285 FA
- Wllunton' 1306 Forde 15
- Wulmyngton' 1503 HarlRoll
- Wolmyngton(') 1288 Ass 1316 FF 1332 SR 1454 Fine
- Wollmyngton (farme) 1597,1607 DCMCt
- Woolmington 1795 Boswell 1863 Hutch3
- Wilmyngton 1431 FA
- Wooden Fm (sic) 1811 OS
- Wootten Farm (sic) 1842 TAMap
Etymology
Probably 'farm or estate called after Wulfhelm', from the OE pers.n. Wulfhelm and -ingtūn. In 1863 Hutch3 284 it is noted that the name is 'now corrupted to Woonton and commonly called Wooton'.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Hook (Fm)
- Alson, Alston
- Axe Fm
- Battleford Fm
- Bewley Down & Bewley Fm
- Bowditch or Burridge, Bowditch Fm, Burridge Ho
- Coaxdon Hall, Hr Coaxdon & Lr Coaxdon
- Colston Fm
- Cotley
- Egg Moor Ctg & Egg Moor Lane
- Huntley Barn & Huntley Lane
- Yard Ctg & Yard Fm
- Ford Coppice & Ford Fm, Fordwater
- Tytherleigh, (Lr) Tytherleigh Fm
- Hr Farway Fm & Lr Farway Fm, Farway Marsh
- Ridge Hill (Fm), Lr Ridge & Middle Ridge
Other OS name
- Bathing Pond
- Clapper Gate
- Fernham
- Great Batch
- Chubbs
- Cleevehill Lane, Lt Cleeve Wood
- Coaxdon Cmn & Coaxdon Cross
- Combehays Pit
- Copse Stile
- Corn Mill
- Cotley Copse, Cotley Lane & Cotley Plant., Cotley Wash
- Court Fm & Court Ho
- Crabb's Fm & Crabb's Well
- Cuckold's Pit
- Dirks
- Dunsters Ctg
- Four Gates
- Greenhays Foot
- Green Lane
- Grubhams
- Hakes
- Hoares
- Holy City
- Homeclose Lane
- Honey Hill
- Hook Pond
- Hooper's Fm
- Hulls
- James's Close Pit
- Kitbridge Kit Bridge
- Knights, Knight's Fm
- Lodge Fm & Lodge Mill
- Millpond
- Mill Pond (ii)
- Mill Race
- Millway
- Minsons
- Narfords (Lane)
- The Parks, Parks Coppice & Parks Ctg
- Pewit Ctg
- Ransom's Ho
- Readshill
- Red Lane
- Rockett's Ho
- Rose Ctg
- St Andrew's Church
- Sandford Fm
- Sansom's Knap
- Seckeymoor
- Selah Ctg
- Shark's Hole
- Snowdrop Ctg
- Southcommon
- Stockstyle (Lane)
- Storridge Hill & Storridge Lane
- Strongs
- Sycamore
- Ten Acre Gate
- The Triangle
- Twist
- Tytherleigh Green
- Vicarage
- The Vineyard
- Wagg's Plot
- Walcrofts
- Whitehall
- Whitehouse
- Whitham Ball Pit
- Axe Crossing
- Churchill, Churchill Coppice, Churchill Fm & Churchill Lane
- Farthing Lane
- Gozleford
- All Saints' Church & All Saints' Rectory
- Beacon Hill
- Bloody Pits
- Bounds Lane
- Bowditch or Burridge Cmn
- Bramble Combe Copse
- Brinscombe Lane
- Broad Croft
- Brockfield (Bottom)
- Brockhole Lane
- Burchill (Cmn)
- Canterbury
- Carter's Orchard Plant.
- Catmoor
- Chard Lane
- Chardstock Ho
- Chill Pits (Lane)
- Edencote Fm
- Goldsmith's Lane