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.

Umborne

Other OS name in the Parish of Colyton

Historical Forms

  • Winburn 1281 Ass
  • Wimborne 1547 LP
  • Umborne 1558–79 ECP

Etymology

is Winburn 1281Ass (p), Wimborne 1547 LP, Umborne 1558–79 ECP . v. supra 15 .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement