Woolvey (Fm)
Early-attested site in the Parish of Warboys
Historical Forms
- W(o)lfheye 1251 Rams c.1350
- Wolneye (sic) 1291 Tax
- Wolfeye E3 BM
- Wulveymere 1348 Cl
- Wolve c.1350 Rams
Etymology
This may be either OE wulf -gehæg , 'wolf-enclosure,' in which case we may compare OE wulf-haga (BCS 1047) or wulf - ēg , 'wolf-island,' with the wider sense of OE eg. In favour of the idea of 'well-watered land' is the reference to a 'mere' in 1348.