Willian
Major Settlement in the Parish of Willian
Historical Forms
- Wilie 1086 DB 1200 Cur 1428 FA
- Wilie juxta Baudak 1287 Ass
- Wilia 1185 Templars 1210–12 RBE
- Willia t.John BM
- Wyliestrate t.Hy8 Add
- Wilian 1212 Fees
- Wylyes 1243 Ch
- Wylien t.Hy3 BM 1307 Cl
- Wylyene 1278 Ass
- Wilyen 1294 SR 1303 FA
- Wyleyn 1305 FF
- Wyllyne 1523 Recov
- Wilewe 1274 Cl
- Willen 1309 Pat 1675 Ogilby
- Welye 1342 Ass
- Wellyen 1428 FA
- Wellien 1433 Cl
Etymology
Identical in meaning with Welwyn supra 144, but deriving from the form wylig rather than welig . Cf. also Willen (PN Bk 26).