Boxers Wood
Early-attested site in the Parish of Coulsdon
Historical Forms
- Boxford 1403 IpmR 1461 Chertsey
- Boxfordesmere 1461 Chertsey 1548 LRMB
- Boxeford 1279 Ass
Etymology
Boxers Wood (6″) is Boxford 1403 IpmR, 1461Chertsey , Boxfordesmere 1461Chertsey , 1548LRMB , and is to be associated with the family of Robert de Boxeford (1279Ass ). As there is no stream here, the place being high up on the Downs, the name must be of manorial origin, Robert having come from Boxford in Berks or elsewhere, mere is OE (ge)mære, 'boundary,' the place lying by the parish boundary.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Ditches Shaw and Lane
- Farthing or Fairdean Downs
- Garston Hall
- Hooley
- Kenley
- Riddles Down
- Little Roke
- Smithambottom
- Taunton
- Waddington
Other OS name
- Bleakfield Shaw
- Bradmore Green
- Coxley Plane
- Devilsden Wood
- Foxley
- Hartley Fm
- Homefield Ho
- In Wood
- Marlfield Shaw
- New Hill
- Newland Cottages
- Outwood
- Portnalls
- Postern Wood
- Reedham
- Rydon's Wood
- Shard Hill
- Shunaway Plantation
- Southfield Shaw
- Sparklie Wood
- Stoatsnest Fm
- Stonyfield Shaw
- Waterhouse Fm
- Welcomes Fm
- Weston Wood
- Woodplace Fm