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.

Woodborough

Major Settlement in the Parish of Woodborough

Historical Forms

  • Wideberghe 1208 Cur 1242 Fees
  • Wodeberg c.1220 AD
  • Wodeberge 1249 Ass
  • Wodebore 1278 Ipm
  • Wodeburgh 1279 Ass
  • Wodeberwe 1299 Cl
  • Wodebergh 1318 FF
  • Wodeborgh 1344 Ipm
  • Wudeberg(h) 1241 Cl 1257 FF 1289 Ass
  • Wodbergh 1339 FF
  • Wodberwe 1398 IpmR

Etymology

'Wood hill,' v. beorg .