Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Winburne 1086 DB(f.77b)

• Wynburne 1236 FF

• Vpwimburn' Abbatis 1268 Ass

• Vpwynburne Abbatis, Vpwymborne Abbatis 1288 ib

• Wymburne Abbatis 1316 FA

• Wymborn(e) Abbatis 1327 SR 1332 SR 1430 Cl

• Wymborne Abbotts 1621 CH

• Wymborne Monkton 1504 Ipm

• Munkton 1575 Saxton

• Mounckton Up Wimborne 1617 Cecil 1664 HTax

• Mouncton 1621 CH

• Upwinborn-Monkton 1774 Hutch1

• Munckton Up Wimborne 1795 Boswell

• 'the chapel of Upwinborne' 1550 Hutch3

Etymology

Monkton Up Wimborne (SU 016136), South Monkton Fm (SU 022133), Winburne 1086 DB (f. 77b), Wynburne 1236 FF; Vpwimburn ' Abbatis 1268Ass , Vpwynburne Abbatis , Vpwymborne Abbatis 1288ib , Wymburne Abbatis 1316 FA, Wymborn (e ) Abbatis 1327SR , 1332 SR, 1430 Cl, Wymborne Abbotts 1621CH ; Wymborne Monkton 1504 Ipm, Munkton 1575 Saxton, Mounckton Up Wimborne 1617Cecil , 1664 HTax, Mouncton 1621CH , Upwinborn -Monkton 1774 Hutch1, Munckton Up Wimborne 1795 Boswell, v. par. name supra . The affixes Abbatis and Monkton allude to its possession by the priory of Cranborne (in 1086 DB, v. VCHDo 374) and later by the abbey of Tewkesbury (as in 1236 FF, v. Hutch3 3388), v. munuc , tūn , cf. Tarrant Monkton par. infra . It gave name to the hundred of Monkton Up Wimborne infra . There was once a chapel here dedicated to St Andrew, alluded to as 'the chapel of Upwinborne '1550 Hutch3 3389.