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.

Oldland

Major Settlement in the Parish of Oldland

Historical Forms

  • Aldelande 1086 DB
  • Haldelande 1189 GlastonInq
  • Audelande 1189–99 Berk
  • Aldelond(e) 1220–30 1248 Ass 1298 BM
  • Oldelond(e) 1287 Ass 1292 Ipm 1325 FF 1431 Pat
  • Oldeland(e) 1291 Episc 1424 FF 1533 MinAcct
  • Holdelond(e) 1328,1385 Ipm
  • Oldland 1482 Ipm 1572 FF
  • Oldlond 1497 FF
  • Ollond 1487 Ipm
  • Olland 1489 ib
  • Oland 1631 Will
  • Wolland 1577 M
  • Wooland 1600 FF
  • Walland 1610 M
  • Woland 1639 Rec

Etymology

'Old tract of land', that is, one that had been long in use, v. ald , land . For the variant forms cf. Phonol. §§ 10, 42 (a ).