Waplington
Major Settlement in the Parish of Pocklington
Historical Forms
- Waplinton 1086 DB 1227 FF 1231 Ass 1276 RH
- Waplington 1190–1210 YCh445 1607 FF
- Welplington (sic) 1199 Abbr
- Wapelinton 1200 Abbr, Cur, FF
- Wapelington 1311 Ch
- Wapplington 1254 YI 1285 KI 1537 FF
- Wappelington 1280 YI
Etymology
There is some evidence for an OE pers. name Wæppa or Wappa (cf. Wephurst, PN Sx 108, Wappenham, PN Nth 62) and Wæppela , a diminutive of this, might well have existed though it is not on record. 'Wæppela 's farmstead,' v. ingtun .Alternatively, the first element may well be OE wapol 'bubble, froth (?),' connected with OE wapelian 'to bubble, emit, pour forth.' A further sense 'pool, marsh, swamp' is suggested by OFris wapel , which has these meanings; this sense would be appropriate in Waplington. Cf. also the Danish place-name Vobbel (DaSN(Sj) iii, 83), from North Frisian wobbel (OFris wapul ). Hence 'marsh farm,' with ing as a connective.