English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Wibtoft

Major Settlement in the Parish of Wibtoft

Historical Forms

  • Wibbetofte 1002 ASWills c.1100 FF 1227 IpmR 1468
  • Wibbetot 1174 P
  • Wibetot 1086 DB 1174 ChancR 1187 P
  • Wibetoth c.1200 BM
  • Wybetouft 13th AD
  • Wybetoft 1285 FF 1289 ADi 1318 Pat 1327 SR
  • Wybytoft 1299 Ipm 1301 FF
  • Whibetoft 1262 Ass
  • Wibtoft 1271 Ipm
  • Wibtaft 1735 FF
  • Wibertoft 1361 Ipm 1553 Pat

Etymology

'Wibba 's homestead or piece of land,' v. topt . See further Introd. xxi.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site