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.

Underwood Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Offcote and Underwood

Historical Forms

  • Hunderwude John WollCh
  • Underwo(o)d(e), Undrewo(o)d(e), Undirwo(o)d(e), Undurwo(o)d(e), -wo(o)d(e) 1251 Ch c.1255 BelCh 1265 Cl 1265 Abbr 1275,1276 RH

Etymology

Underwood Fm, Hunderwude JohnWollCh , Underwo (o )d (e ), Undrewo (o )d (e ), Undirwo (o )d (e ), Undurwo (o )d (e ), -wo (o )d (e )1251 Ch, c. 1255BelCh , 1265 Cl, 1265 Abbr, 1275, 1276 RH et passim . '(Land) under or within the wood', v. under , wudu .