Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Opewinburne 1086 DB

• Obpe Winborna Exon

• Wymborn Karentham 1291 Tax

• Wymborn Carentham 1340 NI

• Upwimborn Karntham 1408 IpmR

• Wymbourne Karentham 1428 FA

• 'Vpwymburne All Saints' 1294 FF 1346 Pat

• Vpwymbourn' Omnium Sanctorum 1297 CoramR

• Wynborn Sanctorum 1394 Midd

• the manor of Wymborne Allhallows otherwise Upwymborne called Brytys place' 1430 Cl

• Alhalowes Wimborn 1575 Saxton

• Upwimborne Omnium Sanctorum 1618 CH

• Wymborne All Saincts 1620 ib

• Alhallou 1621 ib

• Athollous 1664 HTax

• Upp Wimborne All Saynts 1677 Salkeld

• Winborn-All-Saints or All-Hallows 1774 Hutch1

• de Karenthem 1242 Ch

• de Karenthem 1372 ChrP

• de Carenteym 1251 FF

• Brittes Place 1556 Hutch3

• le Bret 1249 FF 1372 ChrP

• le Bret 1294 FF

• Bryt 1385 Hutch3 1430 IpmR

Etymology

v. par. name supra . The affix Karentham is manorial, from the family of Alicede Karenthem 1242 Ch, Richard de Karenthem n.d. (1372) ChrP , William de Carent (h )am 1243 1276 Banco, Henry de Carenteym 1251 FF. All Hallows is from the dedication of the former church here (site marked 6″), once the mother church (v. St Giles's Church infra , Hutch3 3 602), cf. 'the church of Vpwymburn '1249 FF, ecclesiam de Vpwymborn '1268Ass , capell ' de Wynborn Sanctorum 1394Midd . The manor here known as Brytys place in 1430 (also Brittes Place 1556 Hutch3) takes its name from the family of Ralph le Bret 1249 FF, n.d. (1372) ChrP , Thomas le Bret , William le Bret 1294 FF, John Bryt 1385 Hutch3, 1430 IpmR, v. place , Hutch3 3 601.