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Survey of English Place-Names

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Wadloo Fms

Early-attested site in the Parish of West Wratting

Historical Forms

  • Ward(e)lou(h)(e)feld c.1250 ElyCh 1319 Extent
  • Ward(e)lauheweyefeld t.Hy3 ElyCh
  • Ward(e)laweweye, Ward(e)lawefeld 13th ElyM
  • Ward(e)lowefeld, Ward(e)loweweye c.1250 ElyM 1309,1352 Peterhouse
  • Ward(e)lowehul 1319 Extent
  • Ward(e)lowehill 1414 Ct
  • Ward(e)loweye c.1250 ElyM 13th Jesus 1319 Extent
  • Wardlofeld 1320 StJohn's
  • Wardele(ye)feld 1432,1533 WMP
  • Wardehillwye 1414 Ct
  • Wardilhill 1533 WMP
  • Warloweye c.1250 ElyM 14th Jesus
  • Warlouel, Warlowefeld, Warloueweye 13th ElyM
  • Wadeloweweye 1319 Extent
  • Wadl(e)y, Wadl(e)y feld 1589 Rental
  • Wadl(e)y Hall c.1825 O.S.
  • Wadloo Field 1605 Peterhouse
  • Wadlow Field, Wadlow Way 1632 WMP

Etymology

'Look-out hill,' OE  weard -hlāw , with occasional addition or substitution of hyll. Cf. Wardlow (Db), Wardelawe 1258 FF.