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.

Wollaston

Major Settlement in the Parish of Wollaston

Historical Forms

  • Wilavestone 1086 DB
  • Willeveston 1219 WellsR
  • Wullauestonia c.1150 BM
  • Wullaueston 1190 P 1274 RH
  • Wulauston 1226 ClR
  • Wurdlaueston 1190 P
  • Wolaston 12th Survey 1274 RH 1284 FA
  • Wollaston 1279 Cl

Etymology

'Wulflāf 's farm,' v. tun .

Places in the same Parish