Woolfardisworthy, Mid Devon
50°51′54″N 3°40′0″W / 50.86500°N 3.66667°W
Woolfardisworthy (/wʊlˈfɑːrdɪswɛrðɪ/)[1] is a village and civil parish in Mid Devon, situated about 5 miles (9 km) north of Crediton. The name derives from Old English and means "Wulfheard's enclosure".[2] The civil parish also contains the village of Black Dog.
References[edit]
- ^ Pointon, Graham, ed. (1990). BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names (2nd ed.). Oxford: the University Press. p. 264. ISBN 0-19-282745-6.
- ^ Ekwall, Eilert (1947). The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names (3rd ed.). Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 507.
External links[edit]
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