English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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College Wood or Abbot's Wood

Other OS name in the Parish of South Stoke

Historical Forms

  • silva abbatis de Egnesham apud Stoke Abbatis 1399 Eynsh
  • Abbot's Wood 1536 Eynsh
  • College Wood 1797 Davis

Etymology

is silva abbatis de Egnesham apud Stoke Abbatis 1399 Eynsh, Abbot 's Wood 1536 Eynsh, College Wood 1797 Davis .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement