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.

Trendell's Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Stokenchurch

Historical Forms

  • Trindele 1227 Ass

Etymology

We may compare trindlea in BCS 595 and 689, which clearly denotes a circular clearing, v. trynde , leah . The modern form is corrupt.