Woodstock
Major Settlement in the Parish of Woodstock
Historical Forms
- Wudestoce c.1000 F.Liebermann,GesetzederAngelsachsen,1,216
- Wodestoch 1086 DB 1464 AD
- Novam Wodestoke 1500 Os
- Odestoca c.1115 AD
- Vdestoc' 1130 P
- Wdestoc c.1150 SD 1220 Fees
Etymology
'Place in the woods,' v. stoc , wudu . The name is translated silvarum locus by Symeon of Durham.