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.

Wolverstone

Other OS name in the Parish of Awliscombe

Historical Forms

  • Wolveston 1262 FF 1293 Cl 1350 Ipm
  • Wuluyston 1465 BM

Etymology

is Wolveston 1262FF, 1293 Cl, 1350 Ipm, Wuluyston 1465 BM . ' Wulf 's farm , ' v. tun .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement