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.

Waddlestone

Early-attested site in the Parish of Lewtrenchard

Historical Forms

  • Wadelescota 1086 DB
  • Wadeleston' 1242 Fees786 1303 FA
  • Watheleston' 1249 Ass
  • Warstrong 1809 M

Etymology

For the change of second element cf. Almiston and Luffincott supra 80, 152.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement