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.

Womberford

Early-attested site in the Parish of Cotleigh

Historical Forms

  • Wiborda 1086 DB(Exon)
  • Wiburde
  • Winburnford' 1204 Cur
  • Winborneford 1237 Fees612
  • Wymburneford 1244 Ass
  • Wymberneford 1394 Ass
  • Wmbernefort 1238 Ass
  • Wamberneford' 1242 Fees
  • Wunberneford 1244 Ass
  • Wuberneford 1244 Fees
  • Woburneford 1263 Ipm 1294 FF
  • Wonburneford 1270 Ch
  • Wobrenford 1296 Ipm
  • Womborneford by Cottele 1321 Ipm
  • Wombernford c.1630 Pole

Etymology

'Ford over the Umborne stream' supra 15.

Places in the same Parish