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 Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Worth

Historical Forms

  • Wolborough 1485 Ipm
  • Wolborowe 1603 SAC42,46
  • Woolbarrowe 1606 SAC42,47
  • Wolbergh 1296 SR

Etymology

Woolborough Fm is Wolborough 1485 Ipm, Wolborowe 1603 SAC 42, 46, Woolbarrowe 1606 SAC 42, 47 and was the home of Wm de Wolbergh (1296 SR). The meaning is probably 'wolf hill,' v. wulf , beorg . Cf. Woolborough (Sr), Wolbergh 1404 FF.