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.

Dells Wood

Other OS name in the Parish of Great Amwell

Historical Forms

  • le Delle 1374 AddCh
  • grove of wood called Dellys 1478 ADiv

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is le Delle 1374AddCh ,grove of wood called Dellys 1478 AD iv , v. dell .