Wyboston

W4Y4B3O1S1T1O1N1

proper noun

A village in Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden parish, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL158165).

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proper noun

Origin

Recorded as Wiboldestone in the Domesday Book, from the Old English personal name Wīgbeald, which is composed of the elements wīġ (“war, battle”) and beald (“brave, bold”), + -s- + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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