Woodmansterne
Major Settlement in the Parish of Woodmansterne
Historical Forms
- Odemerestor 1086 DB
- Wudemaresthorne 1186–98 Merton
- Wudemarethorne 1222 FF
- Wodemaresthorne 1225 Ass
- Wodemarston 1255 Ass
- Woddemarston 1512 FF
- Wudemeresthorn 1205 FineR 1450 Pat
- Wudemaunestthorne (sic) 1253 Ch
- Wodmannesturne 1479 BM
- Woodmansturn 1552 SACiv
- Woodmansterne al. Woodmersterne 1559 FF
- Woodmanstorne al. Woodmershorne (sic) 1608 Recov
Etymology
'Wudumǣr 's thorn-bush,'v. þorn . The name Wudumǣr is not on record but is a regular formation, and parallel to the Gothic Vidimer . Later, by a process of dissimilation, r-r became n-r , and the name was made to appear as if it contained the common noun (and name) wuduman , 'woodman.'