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Survey of English Place-Names

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Marlwood Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Thornbury

Historical Forms

  • Morlewd', Morlewude, Morlewode 1221 Ass 1276 RH 1322 Ext 1327 SR 1584 FF
  • Morlewood 1625 Inq 1734 PR
  • Morleʒewoderydinge, Marlewode 1322 Ext
  • Marlewood 1596 Will
  • Morelwod 1485 Pat 1497 AOMB

Etymology

Marlwood Fm, Morlewd ', Morlewude , Morlewode 1221Ass , 1276 RH, 1322Ext , 1327SR (p)et freq to 1584FF , Morlewood 1625 Inq, 1734 PR 15, Morleʒewoderydinge , Marlewode 1322Ext (p), Marlewood 1596 Will, Morelwod 1485 Pat, 1497AOMB . The first el. is probably an older p.n. Morley 'marshland clearing' (v. mōr , lēah ), v. wudu . On the form Marle - cf. Phonol. § 26.