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.

Norwood, Norwood Fm & Norwood Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Corscombe

Historical Forms

  • (house called) Norwood 1684 ERO
  • Narwood (sic) Down, Narwood Fm & Narwood Nap 1838 TA
  • Northwud', Northwode 1244 Ass

Etymology

( 1811 OS , 1855TA alt . app . ) , (house called ) Norwood 1684ERO , Narwood (sic)Down , Narwood Fm & Narwood Nap 1838TA , perhaps to be associated with Northwud ', Northwode 1244Ass (p) , ' north wood ' , v. norð , wudu , cnæpp ;