Wolfage
Early-attested site in the Parish of Brixworth
Historical Forms
- Wolfhegge 13th NthStA 1287 Ass
- Wolfegge in Brykkysworth 1540 LRMB
- Brixworth al. Woolfadge 1671 Recov
- Woolfitch 1735 DKRxlii
- Wolfidge 1791 Bridges
Etymology
Wolfage (not on map) is Wolfhegge 13thNthStA , 1287Ass (p), Wolfegge in Brykkysworth 1540LRMB , Brixworth al. Woolfadge 1671Recov , Woolfitch 1735 DKR xlii, Wolfidge 1791 Bridges.'Wolf hedge,' with reference probably to an enclosure intended to keep out wolves. It is a lost manor; the ruins of the manor house were still to be seen to the south-west of the village in Bridges' day (ii, 80). The name survives in Wolfage Piece , a field just to the south-east of the village.