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.

Wormhill

Other OS name in the Parish of North Bovey

Historical Forms

  • Wormhull 1325 Ass

Etymology

is Wormhull 1325Ass (p) . The first element may be the OE  wyrm , ' reptile, snake . '

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement