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.

Southwood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ticknall

Historical Forms

  • Sudmude (sic) c.1162 DbCh
  • Suthw(o)de c.1212 DbAnsvi 1260 DbCh c.1265 DbAnsvi 1330 Ass
  • Southewood(e) c.1450 DbAxxiv 1539 Rental

Etymology

Southwood, Sudmude (sic)c. 1162 DbCh, Suthw (o )de c. 1212 DbAns vi, 1260 DbCh, c. 1265 DbAns vi, 1330Ass , Southewood (e )c. 1450 DbA xxiv, 1539Rental . v. sūð , wudu .