Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Orgarestone 1086 DB

• Wulgar(e)ston 1213 Cur 1288 Ass 1498 Ct 1510 Hutch3

• Wulgraston 1544 DCMDeed

• Wulgerston 1546 Ct c.1586 Tres

• Wlgareston 1256 FF 1268 Ass

• Wolgar(e)ston 1256 Hutch3 1280 FF 1285 ChrP 1372 Ilch 1636

• Wolgar(e)ston in Purbyck 1372 ChrP

• East Wolgar(e)ston 1443 Hutch3

• West- 1599 ib

• Wolger(e)ston 1264 Ipm 1383,1404 IpmR 1429 Midd 1443 IpmR

• Wolgariston 1372 ChrP

• Wolgurston 1599 Pitt

• East Woolgarston, West Woolgarston 1700 Hutch3

• Woolgarston or Wo(o)lston 1795 Boswell 1861 Hutch3

• Wo(o)lgorston 1811 OS

• Walgarston 1264 MiltRoll e15

• Walgareston 1285 FF

• Wlmareston 1372 ChrP

• Wolgeston 1404 Cl

• Est Wolston 1528 Hutch3

• Wolston als. Wolgarston 1677 DCMDeed

• Woolson Fm, Lt Woolston Md 1844 TA

• Wurgerston 1546 Ct

Etymology

'Wulfgār's farm', from the OE  pers.n. Wulfgār and tūn. For the same pers.n., cf. the lost Este and Weste Wolgarslond infra . For the DB spelling, cf. ANInfl 121. The form Wlmareston contains the OE  pers.n. Wulfmǣr . East and West Woolgarston were presumably earlier names for Woolgarston and Lt Woolgarston (½ mile W) respectively, v. ēast , west . For -in Purbyck , v. Isle of Purbeck supra .