Dunkirk Wood
Other OS name in the Parish of Wootton
Historical Forms
- Dunkirk Cover c.1823 Yarb 1824 O 1828 Bry 1830 Gre
Etymology
, Dunkirk Cover c.1823Yarb , 1824 O, 1828 Bry, 1830 Gre ( c. 1823 says “ needs Planting ” ) , “ alluding to the Duke of York 's unsuccessful siege of Dunkirk in 1793 , with overtones of remoteness and difficult management ” Field 68 . It is one - half mile from the parish boundary .