Wormley
Major Settlement in the Parish of Wormley
Historical Forms
- Wrmeleia c.1060 WDB
- Uurmelea 1066 CottCh
- Wurmele 13th WalthamB 1222 Pat
- Wormele 1253 Ch 1280 Pat 1322 FF
- Wrmele 1307 FF
- Wermelai 1086 DB 1317 Ch
- Wirmeleia 13th WalthamB
Etymology
This may go back to OE wyrma leah , 'clearing (or wood) infested with grass-snakes,' v. leah . Alternatively the first element may be a personal name Wyrma . Cf. Worminghall (PN Bk 129–30), Warmington (PN Nth 215) for other examples of Wyrma .