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.

Astwood

Major Settlement in the Parish of Astwood

Historical Forms

  • Estwode 1151–4 Fr
  • Estwude 1227 Ass
  • Hastwude 1241 Ass
  • Astwode 1242 Fees884
  • Estwode by Neuport Paynel 1341 Pat

Etymology

'East wood' v. east , wudu . The parish forms a projecting point on the eastern border of Buckinghamshire

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site