Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Wiuilingeham 1086 DB

• Wiuelingeham 1193,1194 P 1209–35 LAHW

• Wivelingeham c.1221 Welles

• Wyvelingeham 1225 Cur 1234 Welles

• Wiflingeham c.1115 LS

• Wiflingham 1086 DB c.1115 LS 1187 Gilb 1409 RAii l12 1210–15,a1224 ib

• Wiflyngham c.1150 Gilb 1409 SR 1327

• Wyflyngham c.1150 Gilb 1409 Gilb 1156–61 Gilb 1409 Gilb Hy2 Gilb 1409 Barne c.1160 AD 1409 Barne c.1220 1409 1316 1317 1341,1357 1455 et passim

• Wyflingham c.1190 RAiv 1276 RH 1335 Barne 1339 Goulding 1347 Barne 1385 AD 1560 Pat

• Wiffelingham 1326 Barne

• Wifflingham 1470 1597 NW 1602 LindDep 1709 NW

• Wyfflyngham 1429 Barne 1468,1483 AD 1551 Pat

• Wyfflingham 1493 Barne 1678 NW

• Wyfflingham alias North Willingham 1555 Pat

• Wiuelingham 1196–1202 RAiv 1198,1199 P 1203 Ass

• Wiulingham eHy3 Gilb 1409

• Wyuelyngham Hy2 Gilb 1409 Ass 1298

• Wyuelingham 1240 FF 1242–32 Fees l13 Barne

• Wyuellingham eHy3 Gilb 1409

• Wyvelingham 1311 Ipm

• Wyvelingham “by” Sixhil 1316 Pat 1328 Banco

• Wyvelyngham 1250 Pat 1446 Tax 1291 FA 1303,1316,1325 Pat 1325,1327 AD 1340 FA 1428

• Wyvelingham 1252 Ch 1254 ValNor 1295 AD

• Wivelingham 1246,1260 RRG

• Wiveligham 1212 Fees

• Weyflyngham c.1160 Gilb 1409

• Wullingham 1187 Gilb 1409 Fees 1242–43

• Wylingham 1242–43 Fees 1274 RRGr 1322 Ipm 1375 Peace

• Wylyngham 1332 SR 1346 FA

• Wilingham 1341 Barne

• Willingham 1187 Gilb 1409 Sub 1526

• Willingham als North Willingham als North Wiflingham 1650 LindDep

• Willingham als North Willingham als North Wifflingham 1659 ib

• Willingham alias North Willingham alias North Wiflingham 1769 NW

• Willigham 1203 Ass

• Wyllyngham 1343 NI a1537 MiscDep

• Wyllyngham iuxta Teuelby 1369 Barne

• Welyngham 1539–40 Dugdiv

• North Willyngham 1502 Ipm

• Northwyllyngham 1535 VEiv 1561 Pat

• North Wyllingham 1609 NW

• Northwyfflyngham 1503 Ipm

• Northe Wiffflingham 1559 Pat

• Northwillingham 1547,1553 Pat 1564 NW 1597 MinAcct 1590,1592 LindDep 1610 Speed

• Northwillingham alias Willingham alias Wyfflingham 1560 Pat

• Northwillingham alias Northwiflingham 1600 Barne

• North Willingham 1555 Pat 1576 LER 1596 LindDep 1602 Barne

• North Willingham alias Willingham 1565 Pat

• Northwillinghame 1592,1594 LindDep

Etymology

'The homestead, estate of the family, people of Wifel', v. hām , the first el. being OE  Wifelinga , gen.pl. of OE  Wifelingas , a group name meaning 'Wifel's people'. The OE  pers.n. *Wifel is not recorded independently, but must have been fairly common, as Ekwall, DEPN s.n. Wilcote, points out. Identical with North Willingham are Willingham by Stow LWR and Willingham PN C 173–74, while Wifel is also the first el. of Wilsford Kest as well as Wilsford PN W 326 and 372. It should be noted that the etymologies of Cherry Willingham LWR and South Willingham LSR are different from that of North Willingham, though identical, each meaning 'the homestead, estate of Willa's people'.