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Survey of English Place-Names

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Boyden Wood

Other OS name in the Parish of Broadwindsor

Historical Forms

  • Beydon' 1436 Strode 1439,1442 Strode
  • Boydon' 1440 Strode

Etymology

( local , at ST 404026 ) , Beydon '1436Strode ,1439, 1442Strode , Boydon '1440Strode , v. dūn ' hill ' , first el . uncertain .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement