Woolaston
Major Settlement in the Parish of Woolaston
Historical Forms
- Odelaweston 1086 DB
- Oueleston 1400 Pat
- Wul(l)aveston(a) Hy2 Ch 1307
- Wllaueston', Vllaueston' c.1170 Ch 1307 Ass 1221
- Wol(l)aueston(e), Wol(l)aveston(e) 1253 Ch c.1275,1282 For
- Wolauston 1295 MinAcct
- Wulastone c.1270 For
- Wolaston(e) 1279 Heref 1291 Tax 1535 VE
- Wollaston 1583 FF
- Woollaston 1793 PR
Etymology
'Wulflāf's farmstead', v. tūn . The pers.n. is OE Wulflāf .