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.

Weybourne

Early-attested site in the Parish of Farnham

Historical Forms

  • Wheybourn 1318 Rental t.Hy8 MinAcct
  • Wheyborne 1342 Rental
  • Weborne 1330 Rental
  • Weyb(o)urn' 1332 SR 1336 Rental
  • Whebourn 1350 Rental
  • Waybourne 1570 MinAcct

Etymology

Weybourne is Wheybourn 1318Rental (p), t. Hy 8MinAcct , Wheyborne 1342Rental (p), Weborne 1330Rental , Weyb (o )urn '1332 SR, 1336Rental (both p), Whebourn 1350Rental , Waybourne 1570MinAcct , Wheyborn 1823 This small tributary of the Wey takes its name from the main stream.