Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Wylaveston 1230 Sheaf 1580

• Wilaston 1286 ChFor

• Wilaston 1512 Plea

• Wilaston iuxta Parva Neston 1313 ib

• Willaston 1481 Pat

• Wollaston alias Willaston 1580 Cre

• Willaston in Wirrall 1640 ChRR

• Wyllaston 1484 Pat

• Williston 1663 Sheaf

• Wiliaston 1341 ChRR

• Welaston 1344 ChGaol

• Wellaston 1539–47 Dugd

• Walaston 1500 Orm2 1507 MinAcct

• Wollaston 1546 Dugd 1860 White

• Wollaston alias Willaston 1580 Cre

• Willaston alias Wollaston 1652 Sheaf

• Willaston or Wollaston, Wollaston 1860 White

• Wyllysan 1560 ChRR 1582

Etymology

Wīglāf's farm', from tūn and the OE  pers.n. Wīglāf . The place is first mentioned in 1230, but it gave name to the DB hundred of Wilaveston , v. Wirral Hundred 167supra , cf. foll. It adjoins Little Neston 225supra . The affix -in Wirral distinguishes it from Willaston 378.