English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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East Woodend Fm, Woodend Fm, Wood Fm, Wood Ho & Wood Lane, Wood Lane End

Early-attested site in the Parish of Prestbury

Historical Forms

  • Woodends, Wood Lane 1831 Bry
  • Wood Farm 1842 OS
  • boscus de Adelinton 1286 Eyre
  • boscus de Adelynton Wodehouses 1363 ChFor
  • Adlyngton Wode 1403 CRC 1462 Ch
  • common or waste called Adlington Wood 1680 Dow

Etymology

East Woodend Fm, Woodend Fm, Wood Fm, Wood Ho & Wood Lane, Wood Lane End (101– 9381, 9482), Woodends , Wood Lane 1831 Bry, Wood Farm 1842 OS, named from boscus de Adelinton 1286Eyre , boscus de Adelynton Wodehouses 1363ChFor , Adlyngton Wode 1403 CRC, 1462 Ch, common or waste called Adlington Wood 1680Dow , v. wudu , ende 1 , hūs .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement