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.

Northwood Hall, Northwood Ho & Northwood Lane

Early-attested site in the Parish of Rostherne

Historical Forms

  • Norwood 1278 IpmR
  • Norwute 1304 Chamb
  • Nortwode 1318 Eyre
  • Northwode 1332 Ipm 1336 ChRR 1517 AddCh
  • Northwod 1348 CoLegh 1529 Tab
  • Northwodd(e) 1510 ChRR 1512 ChEx
  • Northwoode 1531 Plea
  • Northwood 1590 Orm2
  • Northewode 1365 ib
  • Northewod 1430 AddCh

Etymology

'North wood', v. norð , wudu .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site