Farwood Barton
Early-attested site in the Parish of Colyton
Historical Forms
- Forohoda 1086 DB(Exon)
- Forhode
- Forwud' 1186–90 HMCiv
- Forewod(e) 1199 FF 1242 Fees773
- Forewde 1275 RH
Etymology
The meaning would have been 'before (in front of) the wood,' but there is little or no woodland left in this part now.