Wootton Rivers
Major Settlement in the Parish of Wootton Rivers
Historical Forms
- Wdutun 804 BCS324 c.1150
- Otone 1086 DB
- Wotton(a) 1212 Cur 1242 Fees
- Wotton(a) juxta Savernak 1331 FF
- Wotton(a) Ryver 1428 FA
- Otten Rivers 1743 ParReg
- Wutton 1222 FF
- Wutton Ryveyrs 1371 Pat
- la Rivere in 1222 (FF)
Etymology
'Farm by the wood,' v. tun . Walter de Riperia held the manor in 1212 (Cur), William de la Rivere in 1222 (FF).