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Wood Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Astbury

Historical Forms

  • Wood Fm 1842 OS
  • Wood House 1831 Bry

Etymology

Wood Fm (lost), Wood Fm 1842 OS, Wood House 1831 Bry, cf. le Wodehusis 1271BW , le Wodehus 1271AddCh , le Wodehusefeld & le Wodehuseyerd l13ib , Wodehouseyord & Wodehouse orcheard e14ib , le Wodehous (e )feld 1329ib , Wodehouzes 1320BW , Wodehouses , le Wodehouse medewe 1349AddCh , Wodehoue c.1370BW (p), and boscum de Rode 1380 Plea, Rode Wood 1605BW , and Wood Field 1662BW , 1839TA , the Great Wood & Lower Wood 1786BW , 'house(s) at a wood', from wudu and hūs , with feld , geard , orceard , mǣd , cf. Rode supra .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site