Wembley
Early-attested site in the Parish of Harrow
Historical Forms
- (æt) Wemba lea 825 BCS384
- Wambeleg' 1249 FF
- Wambele 1282 MxRec 1294 Ass
- Wambeley(e) 1334 MxRec 1401 Cl
- Wembele 1282 MxRec 1368 Cor
- Wemblegrove 1418 Harrow-Rec
- Wemlee 1387 HarrowRec
- Wemley 1508 FF
- Wembley 1535 VE
- Whemley Grene 1562 FF
- Wymeley al. Wemley 1562 FF
Etymology
'Wemba 's or Wæmba 's clearing,' v. leah . The personal name is not on record, but would be a nickname derived from OE wamb , 'belly.' Ekwall (DEPN s. n .) notes Wamba , the name of a Gothic king.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Roxeth
- Wealdstone
- Sheepcote Fm
- Alperton
- Forty Fm
- Greenhill
- Harrow Weald
- Kenton
- Northwick Park
- Oakington
- Preston
- Roxborough
- Uxendon Fm
- Sudbury
- Woodcock Hill