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.

Wonston

Early-attested site in the Parish of Haselbury Bryan

Historical Forms

  • Wonston 1774 Hutch1
  • Wolmerston' 1280 Ass
  • Wom(e)ston 1580 SPDom 1607 DROMap

Etymology

Wonston (ST 743081), Wonston 1774 Hutch1, Wolmerston '1280Ass , Wom (e )ston 1580SPDom , 1607DROMap , 'Wulfmǣr's farm', from the OE  pers.n. Wulfmǣr and tūn.