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.

Wibdon

Other OS name in the Parish of Tidenham

Historical Forms

  • Wibdon 1624 FF
  • Webdon 1694 Will

Etymology

, Wibdon 1624FF ,Webdon 1694 Will , v. dūn ' hill ' ; an OE  Wibba would be possible as first el . , but that pers. n. is an error for Pibba ( Redin 108 ) .