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.

Woburn

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hankerton

Historical Forms

  • Woubourne 956 BCS922 14th
  • Wouborne 13th RegMalm
  • Woburne 1257 For
  • Woborne 1595 DKRxxxviii
  • Woghebourne 1375 For
  • Owborne 1540 MinAcct

Etymology

Woburn is Woubourne 956 (14th) BCS 922, Wouborne 13th RegMalm, Woburne 1257For , Woborne 1595 DKR xxxviii, Woghebourne 1375For , Owborne 1540MinAcct . 'Crooked stream,' v. woh , burna . Cf. Woburn (PN BedsHu 143).

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement