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Survey of English Place-Names

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Manwood Green

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hatfield Broad Oak

Historical Forms

  • Man(e)wode(s)grene 1272 Ass t.Ed1 Misc 1316 Rental
  • Man(e)wo(o)d(e)hende, Man(e)wo(o)d(e) Ende 1442 HMCvii t.Hy8 Rental
  • Manners Green 1777 C

Etymology

Manwood Green is Man (e )wode (s )grene 1272Ass , t. Ed 1 Misc, 1316Rental , Man (e )wo (o )d (e )hende , Man (e )wo (o )d (e ) Ende 1442 HMC vii, t. Hy 8Rental , Manners Green 1777 C. 'The green by Man Wood' in White Roding infra 495. The boundary between the two parishes runs along the edge of the wood.