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.

Great Wilne

Early-attested site in the Parish of Shardlow and Great Wilne

Historical Forms

  • Magna Wilne 1265–91 Werb 1281 Ass
  • Welne magna 1610 Saxton

Etymology

Great Wilne, Magna Wilne 1265–91 Werb, 1281Ass , Welne magna 1610 Saxton, v. Church Wilne supra 456.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Major Settlement