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.

Widnell Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ellesborough

Historical Forms

  • Vidhale 1196 FF
  • Wydehale 1235 FF

Etymology

OE  wīdan heale (dat.), 'wide nook,' v. wid , healh .

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement

Early-attested site