Allen Wood
Early-attested site in the Parish of Aylesbeare
Historical Forms
- Alynwod 1238 FF
- Aylinewode 1242 Fees782
- Aylingewude 1262 FF 1263 ADD7725
- Aillenewode 1341 Ipm
- Aylyng(e)wode 1346,t.Edw3 Ass
- Allen Wood 1743 FF
Etymology
'Wood of Ægel or of his people,' v. ing . This must have been the same man who gave name to the parish.