The village was first mentioned in 1493 as Woubregge, and means "bridge over the Woudwetering". The Woutbroeke mentioned in 1252 is a different settlement. Woubrugge started as a
peat excavation settlement, but turned into a linear agricultural settlement along the Woudwetering. The Dutch Reformed church is a pseudo cruciform church between 1652 and 1653 and designed by
Pieter Post. It has a twelve sided ridge turret with needle spire. In 2009, it became part of the municipality of
Kaag en Braassem. ==Notable residents==