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Rice Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bromborough

Historical Forms

  • Rice Wood 1831 Bry
  • Welondriʒ 1347 ChFor
  • boscus de Welondrys, Welondrys 1357 ib
  • Welandrys 1432 Rental
  • Wellandryse 1440 ib
  • The Wyllenrice or William Drife 1615 Orm2ii428

Etymology

Rice Wood (109–353838), Rice Wood 1831 Bry, Welondriʒ 1347ChFor , boscus de Welondrys , Welondrys 1357ib , Welandrys 1432Rental , Wellandryse 1440ib , The Wyllenrice or William Drife 1615 Orm2 ii428, cf. Sheaf3 29 (6463), The Rice , The Rice Wood 1839TA , from hrīs 'brushwood'.The first el. appears to be the OG  pers.n. Weland (Feilitzen 411, Forssner 250), but OE  Wēland is possible, perhaps after the mythological Wayland Smith, son of Wade (OE  Wada ).