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.

Woolborough

Early-attested site in the Parish of Nutfield

Historical Forms

  • Wlberewe 1279 Ass
  • Wolbergh 1332 SR 1350 Cl
  • Woolboro' 1611 VCHiii,225

Etymology

Woolborough is Wlberewe 1279Ass , Wolbergh 1332 SR, 1350 Cl (all p), Woolboro '1611 VCH iii, 225. 'Wolf hill,' v. beorg .