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.

Wood Orchard Ho & Wood Orchard Lane

Early-attested site in the Parish of Audlem

Historical Forms

  • Le Wodeorchard 1421 ChRR
  • Wood Orchard 1831 Bry
  • Wood Orchard House 1842 TA
  • del Wode 1348 ChRR

Etymology

Wood Orchard Ho & Wood Orchard Lane, Le Wodeorchard 1421 ChRR, Wood Orchard 1831 Bry, Wood Orchard House 1842TA , perhaps named from the family of John del Wode 1348 ChRR, v. orceard .