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.

Wanwood Ho

Early-attested site in the Parish of Alston

Historical Forms

  • Walnewod 1337 Pat
  • Wanwode 1513 Derwent
  • wode 1517 DunBev
  • Wandwodd 1699 Derwent
  • Wanwood 1705 PR

Etymology

The forms are too late for any suggestion to be made.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement