Billsmore Wood
Early-attested site in the Parish of Solihull
Historical Forms
- Bilsmore 1651 Add
- Bylremor 1355 ADvi
Etymology
Billsmore Wood (6″) is Bilsmore 1651Add . It may be that this is identical with Bylremor 1355 AD vi. Cf. also Bilrewell 1206 FF (Southam). If so, the first element is the OE billere , dialectal bilders , billers , a plant-name used for various plants including cow-parsnip, cow-parsley and water-dropwort. Cf. Billacombe (PN D 184), where the further examples of Bilbrook (So, St) are quoted.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Blossomfield
- Catherine de Barnes Heath
- Dimple
- Kineton Green
- Ulverley Green and The Ulleries
- Danford Lane
- Haslucks Green
- Henwood Hall
- Lode Heath
- Longdon Hall
- Lovelace Lane (olim Hytall Lane)
- Lug Trout Lane
- Lyndon End
- Odensil Fm
- Olton
- Pow Grove
- Shelly Fm
- Shirley and Shirley Street
- Whitlocks End
- Widney Manor
- Copt Heath
- Forshaw Heath
- Kingsford
- Warstock
Other OS name
- Blackoak Wood
- Black Slade
- Pinfold Fm
- Stony
- Woods Fm
- Bentley Heath
- Birchy Leasow
- Cut-Throat Coppice
- Hatchford Bridge
- Hillfield Hall
- Maidens Bower
- Parish Poles
- Ravenshaw
- Row Wood Fm
- Sandyhill Fm
- Sharmans Cross
- Sherdmore(lost)
- Tainters Green
- Tan House Fm
- Tilehouse Green
- Truemans Heath
- Tyburn Fm
- Tythebarn Lane
- Warren Ho
- Waste Lane
- Whewporridge Lane
- Whitefields
- Worlds End
- Yew Tree Fm
- Castle Lane
- Chapel Fields Fm
- Coldlands Wood
- Colebrook
- Cow Hayes
- Grove Fm
- The Hermitage
- Herrings
- Hob's Moat
- Ivy Hall
- Lee Green
- Longmore Fm
- Lowbrook
- Moat Fm
- Parlour Coppice
- Solihull Hall
- Witley