Woldingham
Major Settlement in the Parish of Woldingham
Historical Forms
- Wallingeham 1086 DB
- Waldingham 1204 FF 1232 Cl 1255,1259,1279 Ass
- Waldyngham 1285 Ipm
- Waldingeham 1242 Fees 1263 Ass c.1270 Winton
- Waldyngeham 1290 Misc 1292,1304 Ipm 1341 FF
- Waldryngham 1285 Ipm
- Wouldingham 1593 SR 1674 FF
- Woldingham 1608 SACix
Etymology
It is difficult to say whether this place-name is a derivative of the OE personal name Wealda or of the noun weald. This is not forest area, and we have no evidence of weald in the sense 'wold' in Surrey, so the probabilities are in favour of Wealda .