Wauldby
Major Settlement in the Parish of Elloughton
Historical Forms
- Walbi 1086 DB
- Waldebi, Waldeby 1190–4 P c.1207 YD 1398 YD
- Waldby 1202 Cur 1240 FF 1379 Poll
- Waud(e)by 1246 Ass
- Wawdbye 1585,1618 FF
Etymology
'Farm on the wold,' v. w(e)ald, by , and cf. The Wolds supra 13.The earlier Waud - form is due to Anglo-Norman influence, the later Wawd - to dialectal development.