English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Twisly Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Catsfield

Historical Forms

  • Twystley 1520 AsM
  • Twyste lee 1544 Ct

Etymology

Twisly Wood (6″) is Twystley 1520AsM , Twyste lee 1544Ct .Twist may here have its obsolete sense of 'twig, branch.' Cf. Twist (D), Twyste 1502 (Deed at Duchy of Cornwall Office ) and Twistryde , a lost Sussex p.n. frequent in the 13th cent. (cf. SR).

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