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.

Sandwich Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Worminghall

Historical Forms

  • Sandridge Wood 1826 B

Etymology

The second element should clearly be ridge from hrycg . No sand is known here (Harman).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement