Wilburton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Wilburton
Historical Forms
- (on) Wilburhtune 970 BCS1268 12th
- Wilburton, Wylburton 1251 ElyCouch 1499 et freq
- Wilbertone 1086 DB 1553 Pat
- Wilbertuna, Wilbertona, Wuilbertona 1086 InqEl
- Wilbretone 1199 BM
- Wylbyrton 1334 ElyCouch
- Wilbirton 1336 SR
- Wilbourton 1375–7 Pat
Etymology
'The farm of Wilburh ,' a woman's name found also in Wilbraham supra 137. v. tūn .