Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• 1839 TA 1841 MC

• Wooffle 1595 FMap

• a pasture in-closed called Woofles 1595 FMap

• Woffles 1712 Foster

• Woofols 1839 TA

Etymology

Woofles 1839, 1841(un' pastur' vocat Woofull 1561+, Wooffle 15951, a pasture in-closed called Woofles 15952, Woffles 17121, Woofols 1737, a derogatorynickname, from ME  wāful, wōful'woeful', no doubt denoting land hard towork)