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.

Lady Wonge

Field in the Parish of Rearsby

Historical Forms

  • Lady Wonge 1467×84 LTD 1625 Terrier 1648 Terrier

Etymology

Lady Wonge 1467 × 84, 1625, 1648, Lady Wong 1675, 1679 et passim to 1745 (v. lavedi, vangr; prob. referring to land endowed for the upkeep of a chapel dedicated to Our Lady, the Blessed Virgin Mary)