Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Northwode 1287 Court

• boscus de Northwode 1361 BPR

• parcarius de Northwode, parcum de Northwode e15 1426 Tab

• le Fence parci de Northwode 1487 MinAcct

• parcum vel clausum de Northwode 1507 ib

• Northwood Parke 1595 Rental 1651 LRMB

• Norwode 1370 MinAcct

• (parke d') asshewod 1349 MinAcct 1400

• Aschewode 1370 ib

• Asshewod(e) 1386 ib

• unum clausum vocatum Asshewod(e), clausa de Asshewod(e) 1507,1514 MinAcct

• (boscum de) Ashewode 1506 ChRR

• Ashwood 1595 Rental 1651 LRMB

• Ashwoodlane 1606 ChRR

• Ashwood(s) 1844 TA

Etymology

'(The park of) north wood' and 'ash wood', v. norð , æsc , wudu , park , fence . This woodland and park belonged to the barony of Halton, and was a royal park of the Duchy of Lancaster. The identification rests upon LRMB 278, f.242, 'Ashwood parcell of the mannor of Overwhitley…formerly knowne by the name of Northwood Parke in the parish of Budworth within the Fee of Halton' (1651). It was split up and farmed out by 1651, op. cit. , f.251, the allotments being represented by the frequent f.n. Ashwood (s )1844TA , about 101–63 5810. North - distinguished this wood from Southwod 127supra . Ashwood Lane, with Reed Lane infra , was a certaine hyghway that leadeth out of the Moore 1651LRMB , cf. Whitley Reed infra .