Willoughby
Major Settlement in the Parish of Willoughby
Historical Forms
- Wiliabyg 956 O.S.Facsiii
- Wilebei, Wilebec, Wilebene (sic), Wilebere 1086 DB
- Wilgabiam c.1150 Pipewell
- Wilegebi 1176 P 1200 Cur
- Wylgheby 1221 Fees, Ass
- Wighelby (sic) ib.
- Wilebi 12th ADi 1183 P 1215,c.1235 Magdalen
- Wileby 1213 Cur 1400 Magdalen
- Wileby Wigani 1235 Fees
- Wileby Wygayne 1269 Magdalen
- Wilibi 1198 Fees 1199 FF c.1230 Magdalen earlyHy3 BM
- Wilibe c.1245 Magdalen
- Willebi c.1200 France c.1215 Magdalen
- Wylleby 1226 Fees 1268 Ipm
- Wyliby c.1240 Magdalen
- Wylyby 1312 FF
- Wylliby c.1240 Magdalen
- Wyllyby 1500 Ipm
- Wylewby 1279 Nott
- Wilouby 1316 Ipm
- Wylluby 1345 ADiv
- Wylughby 1333,1340 1341 FF 1343 Pat 1369 ADiv 1434 FF
- Wylugbi 1337,1344 Magdalen
- Willughby 1402 ib
- Willoughby 1460 ib
- Wylloughby 1535 VE
- Willowghby 1559 Magdalen
- Willoughby al. Willowby 1606 FF 1610 Recov
- Wylb(e)y 1375 ADv 1551 Pat
- Wilbye al. Willowby 1675 Ogilby
- Wylloby 1526 Monast 1536 MinAcct
Etymology
'Willow-fry,' wilig, by . For the spelling byg cf. Cleaxbyg for Claxby (L), ASWills xxxix. “Bye in the old English signifying a Village, as we use it in some sense to this day, calling those orders which are made in a Court-Baron Bye Laws , id est the Town-Laws” (Dugdale 189).