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.

Aldercar Wood

Other OS name in the Parish of Newstead

Historical Forms

  • Older Carrplayne ib.
  • Oller-carr 1675 ParReg(Annesley)

Etymology

is Older Carrplayne ib.,Oller-carr 1675 ParReg (Annesley) . ' Alder-grown marsh land , ' v. alor , kiarr .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement