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Survey of English Place-Names

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Ivy Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Terling

Historical Forms

  • grove of Euehay 13th StJohn
  • Iv(e)ry, Iv(e)ry Wood 1597 Map 1770,1810 ERxx

Etymology

Ivy Wood is grove of Euehay 13thStJohn , Iv (e )ry , Iv (e )ry Wood 1597Map , 1770, 1810 ER xx. Possibly 'Eofa 's enclosure,' v. (ge)hæg. For Eofa v. PN Wo 171, 262.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement