Corse Wood Hill
Early-attested site in the Parish of Corse
Historical Forms
- foresta de Cors 12 Glouc 1210–12 RBE 1261 Ipm
- bosc(o) de Cors 1276 RH 1287 Ass
- de Cors 1287 Ass 1307 Ipm 1447 Pat 1496
- Corse Wood 1598 FF
Etymology
Corse Wood Hill, foresta de Cors 12 Glouc, 1210–12 RBE, 1261 Ipm, bosc (o ) de Cors 1276 RH, 1287Ass , chacea de Cors , chaceis de Cors , etc., de Cors 1287Ass , 1307 Ipm, 1447 (1496) Pat, Corse Wood 1598FF . This was the name of an ancient forest which was an appendage of Malvern Forest (Wo), cf. VCH (Wo) ii, 317.