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.

Woodside

Other OS name in the Parish of Croydon

Historical Forms

  • le Wode 1452 FF
  • Woodesyde or Wodesyde 1503 Ipm
  • ate Wode 1332 SR

Etymology

is le Wode 1452 FF, Woodesyde or Wodesyde 1503 Ipm, and was the home of Walter ate Wode (1332 SR) . It adjoined Norwood supra 50 .