Willand
Major Settlement in the Parish of Willand
Historical Forms
- Willelanda 1086 DB
- Willelande 1238 Ass
- La Willelaund 1285 FA
- Wildelanda 1155–8 Ch 1334
- (la) Wyldelonde 1244 Ass 1438 BM
- Wildelonde Prior 1316 FA
Etymology
'Uncultivated land, waste land,' v. wild . The place belonged to Taunton Priory.