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.

Dalwood

Major Settlement in the Parish of Dalwood

Historical Forms

  • Dalewude 1195 P 1205,1207 ClR
  • Dalewde 1212 Fees
  • Daleuuode 1231 Cl
  • Dalwde 1201 Cur 1344 Ch
  • Dallad, Dalad 1545 ColytonParReg

Etymology

'Valley wood,' v. dæl . There is little or no woodland here now.

Places in the same Parish