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.

Northwood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Darley

Historical Forms

  • Northwod(e) 1301 FF 1330 Ass 1374 BelCh 1381 SR
  • Northwood 1625 ShefJC

Etymology

Northwood, Northwod (e )1301 FF (p), 1330Ass (p), 1374BelCh (p), 1381SR (p), Northwood 1625ShefJC . 'North wood', v. norð , wudu .