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.

Lightwood Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Great Budworth

Historical Forms

  • Lyghtwode 1344 MinAcct
  • lightwod 1477 ib

Etymology

, Lyghtwode 1344MinAcct , lightwod 1477 ib , ' bright wood ' , v. lēoht , wudu .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site