Wotton Underwood
Major Settlement in the Parish of Wotton Underwood
Historical Forms
- wudotun 848 BCS452
- Oltone (sic) 1086 DB
- Wutton' 1167 PR
- Wotton Marescalli 1237–40 Fees
- Wotton juxta Brehulle 1288 Orig
- Wotton-under-Bernewode 1415 ADiii
Etymology
v. wudu , tun . In the 9th cent. Wotton must have been within the forest which appears as Bernwood in the 10th cent.The name is still appropriate. Marescalli because it was a manor of the Earl Marshal.