Willen
Major Settlement in the Parish of Willen
Historical Forms
- Wyle 1189 P
- Wily 1189 P
- Wilie 1208 Fines 1242 Fees872
- Wilies c.1218 WellsL 1235 WellsR
- Wylien(e) 1235 Fees463 1343 Misc Eiii IpmR 1357 Ipm
- Wylyen(e) 1262 Ass 1346 FA 1349 1356 Fine 1490 Ipm
- Whlie 1237 Fees 1327 Ch 1340 NI 1349 Pat
- Wylies 1240 Gross 1284 FA
- Wilne 1316 FA
- Wyllyn 1517 Encl
- Willien 1766 J
- Wyllien 1806 Lysons
Etymology
The modern form represents OE (æt þæm ) wyligum , '(at the) Willows,' v. welig . Alternative forms from the nom. sg. and nom. pl. seem also to have been used in early days.
Places in the same Parish
None