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.

Oldebolde

Field in the Parish of Illston on the Hill

Historical Forms

  • Oldebolde 1353 Wyg
  • Holdbolt 1364 Wyg

Etymology

Oldebolde 1353, Holdbolt 1364 (v. ald, bold)