Sellwood
Field in the Parish of West Orchard
Historical Forms
- 1840 TA
- Cellwood 1840 TAMap
- Cellwood Cl 1840 TAMap
- Cellwood Md 1840 TAMap
- Syl Woode 1576 Glyn
- on þa seales 958 ShaftR
- of þan sealen 958 ShaftR
Etymology
Sellwood(Cellwood, Cellwood Cl, Cellwood Md 1840 TAMap, Syl Woode 1576, to be associated withon þa seales, of þan sealen 958(15) ShaftR(S 656) in the Anglo-Saxonbounds of Thorton in Marnhull par. infra,'the willow trees', v. sealh(nom.pl. sealas, dat.pl. sealum); for the later combination with wudu, cf.Selwood So(DEPN))