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Wood Green Lane

Early-attested site in the Parish of Acton

Historical Forms

  • Wood Green Lane 1831 Bry

Etymology

Wood Green Lane (lost, 110–629599 to 638602), Wood Green Lane 1831 Bry, cf. Woodgreen, Woodgreen Lane 156infra , and boscus de Cholmundistun l13AddCh , Cholmondestonwode 1347ChFor , and le grene (in Cholmondestonwode )1347ChFor , '(lane to) the green in a wood', v. wudu , grēne 2 , lane . This was part of the forest of Mondrem 1 10, cf. Mondrum infra , and since it is on a township boundary it is the most likely place for Cholmundestoneuese 1340ChFor , v. efes 'the edge of a wood or forest'.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site