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.

Catswood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bisley

Historical Forms

  • Catewode 1459 MinAcct
  • Catteswode, Catteswood 1468,1494 1599 Comm 1609 AOMB394

Etymology

Catswood, 1738 Will, Catewode 1459MinAcct , Catteswode , Catteswood 1468, 1494 ib, 1599Comm , 1609AOMB 394. 'Wood haunted by wild cats', v. catt , wudu .