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.

West Lulworth

Major Settlement in the Parish of West Lulworth

Historical Forms

  • Westlullewrth 1258 FF
  • Westlulleworth(e) 1268 Ass 1279 Ch 1442 Weld1
  • man' et Hundr' de Westlulleworth(e) 1397 DCMDeed 1792
  • Westlolleworth 1268,1288 Ass 1344 Ipm 1388
  • West Lel(l)isworth, West Lilies Worth 1288 Ass
  • Westlullesworth 1290 FF
  • Westlulworth 1442 Weld1 1575 Saxton
  • West Lilleworth 1535–43 Leland

Etymology

v. west , cf. East Lulworth par. supra where early forms for the name are to be found.