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Survey of English Place-Names

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Wet Wood

Other OS name in the Parish of West Dean

Historical Forms

  • Wetewod c.1280 ib
  • Wett wood 1633 SPDom

Etymology

, 1635For , Wetewod c. 1280 ib, Wett wood 1633SPDom 19 , v. wēt ' wet ' , wudu .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement