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.

Wyvols Court

Early-attested site in the Parish of Swallowfield

Historical Forms

  • Wyfalde 1224–5 Ass
  • La Wifaude Hy3 AD
  • Wyvolde 1327 SR
  • Wyfold, Wyfold Crofte 1550 LRMB
  • Wifold, Wyfolde 1607 RentSur
  • Wye Field 1846 TA

Etymology

Wyvols Court, Wyfalde 1224–5Ass (p), La Wifaude Hy 3 AD (p), Wyvolde 1327SR (p), Wyfold , Wyfold Crofte 1550LRMB , Wifold , Wyfolde 1607RentSur , Wye Field 1846TA . There are three occurrences of this name in Berks, v. Pt. 2.