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.

Woodlands

Early-attested site in the Parish of Chedworth

Historical Forms

  • Wodelond 1402 Inqaqd
  • Woddelande Hy8 Surv
  • Wodlandes 1527 Rent
  • Woodland(s) 1554,1564 FF
  • Chedworth Woodlandes 1636 Guise

Etymology

Woodlands, Wodelond 1402 Inq aqd, Woddelande Hy 8Surv , Wodlandes 1527Rent , Woodland (s )1554, 1564FF , Chedworth Woodlandes 1636Guise 8. v. wudu , land .