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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.

Norton Woodseats

Early-attested site in the Parish of Norton

Historical Forms

  • Wod(e)setes c.1280 Beau 1301 Orig 1301 Pat 1312,1350 Beau Hy6 Rental
  • (Le) Wod(e)sett(e) 1381 Halliii 1537 AOMB
  • Wod(e)seates 1384 DbAii
  • Wod(e)setys 1465 DbCh
  • Woodceytes 1557 Halliii 1574 FF

Etymology

Norton Woodseats, Wod (e )setes c. 1280Beau , 1301 Orig, 1301 Pat, 1312, 1350Beau , Hy 6Rental , (Le ) Wod (e )sett (e )1381 Hall iii, 1537AOMB , Wod (e )seates 1384 DbA ii, Wod (e )setys 1465 DbCh, Woodceytes 1557 Hall iii, 1574FF , 'houses or folds in the wood (belonging to Norton)', v. wudu , sǣte 2 , (ge)set; cf. Barlow Woodseats supra 204.