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.

Wallaford

Early-attested site in the Parish of Buckfastleigh

Historical Forms

  • Walleworthe 13th Buckfast
  • Walleworth(i) 1285 FA
  • Waldeworth(y) 1346 FA
  • Walwrthy 1326 Ipm
  • Walworthie al. Walford t.Eliz LRMB191

Etymology

The forms of the first element vary too widely for any solution to be possible.