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Wilf Park

Other OS name in the Parish of Whitgift

Historical Forms

  • Wylffe parke 1574 Dep
  • Woulfe parke 1575 ib
  • Wolfe Parke 1585 WillY
  • Uslett als. Willoughe Parke als. Wilfe Parke 1593 FF

Etymology

( lost ) , Wylffe parke 1574Dep , Woulfe parke 1575 ib, Wolfe Parke 1585 WillY, Uslett als. Willoughe Parke als. Wilfe Parke 1593 FF , ' willow park ' , dial . wilf ( v. wilig with - f for ME  -gh , as in the pronunciation of words like laugh , clough ) , park .