English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Allens Wood

Other OS name in the Parish of Goxhill

Historical Forms

  • Allens Wd 1828 Bry

Etymology

( lost ) , Allens W d1828 Bry , named from the Allen family cf. John Allen 1818BT . The wood is still marked on the 6 ″ map , but is not named . It is situated on the south - west boundary with Barrow upon Humber and Thornton Curtis .