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Survey of English Place-Names

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Heawood Hall

Early-attested site in the Parish of Alderley

Historical Forms

  • Heywode 1286 Eyre
  • Heywood 1681 Dow
  • Heywood Hall 1819 Orm1
  • Haywod(d)e 1286,1375 Eyre
  • Heawood 1663 Earw

Etymology

Heawood Hall, Heywode 1286Eyre (p), Heywood 1681Dow , Heywood Hall 1819 Orm1, Haywod (d )e 1286, 1375Eyre , Heawood 1663 Earw, 'wood at a fenced-in place' or 'fenced-in wood', v. (ge)hæg, wudu .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name