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Wo ( o ) d ( e ) bryge

Field in the Parish of Woolland

Historical Forms

  • Wo ( o ) d ( e ) bryge 1384 Prideaux
  • Wodebrygg ' 1385 MiltRoll
  • Woodbridge lane 1568 Prideaux
  • copic ' voc ' le Wood ' 1550 Prideaux
  • Woodmeade 1545 Prideaux

Etymology

Wo(o)d(e)bryge 1384(e16), Wodebrygg'1385(e15), Woodbridge lane 1568, copic' voc' le Wood' 1550, Woodmeade 1545(cf. Richard Bythewode 1317, v. wudu, brycg, mǣd)