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Survey of English Place-Names

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West Wood, Westwood Coppice

Early-attested site in the Parish of Coombe Keynes

Historical Forms

  • Westwod(e) 1283 Cl 1288 Ass
  • Westwod(e) juxta Cumberkaynes 1320 FF
  • bosco vocat' Westwod(e) 1504 Weld1
  • Westwodhegge 1446 Rent
  • Westewode 1531 Weld1
  • Westwood 1635 ib
  • Westwood Farme 1703 ib
  • the farm of Westwoods 1641 Hutch3
  • Westwoods Barn, Westwoods Yd 1839 TA

Etymology

West Wood (SY 834848), Westwood Coppice, Westwod (e )1283 Cl, 1288Ass (p), Westwod (e ) juxta Cumberkaynes 1320 FF et freq tobosco vocat ' Westwod (e )1504Weld 1, Westwodhegge 1446Rent , Westewode 1531Weld 1, Westwood 1635ib , Westwood Farme 1703ib , the farm of Westwoods 1641 Hutch3, Westwoods Barn , Westwoods Yd 1839TA , 'west wood', v. west , wudu , with hecg ; it lies NW of Coombe K., cf. North Wood infra .