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 ).
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Brimston
- Allport Lane & Allport Rd, The Allports
- Bromborough Mills
- Bromborough Pool
- Court Ho
- Shodwell
- Wargraves
- Wood Lane
Other OS name
- Brimstage Bridge & Brimstage Lane
- New Fm
- Peartree Ho
- Whitehouse Lane
- Bromborough Hall(lost)
- Bromborough New Bridge
- Bromborough Pool Bridge
- Cart Lane(lost)
- New Chester Rd & Old Chester Rd
- Cowpasture Wood
- Devil's Bank
- Dibbinsdale Brook, Dibbinsdale Lodge & Dibbinsdale Rd
- Eastham Sands
- The Green
- Little Hey
- The Marfords
- Mark Rake
- Meadowhouse
- Oakleigh
- Oak Wood
- Poulton Bridge
- The Rake, Rakehouse
- St Patrick's Well
- Shore Wood
- Slack Wood
- Stanhope Ho
- Tile Yard Cottage
- Wetcroft Lane
- Woodlands