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Survey of English Place-Names

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Hay Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Baddesley Clinton

Historical Forms

  • Haywodes 1404 Ct
  • Haywod 1537 Recov
  • Heywode 1309 ADii

Etymology

Hay Wood is Haywodes 1404Ct , Haywod 1537Recov and was the home of Roger de Heywode (1309 AD ii). 'Enclosed wood,' v. (ge)hæg and cf. Heywood (PN Sr 89).

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement