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.

Saddlewood Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hawkesbury

Historical Forms

  • Zedelwode 1238 ADiii
  • Sedlewud(e), Sedlewod(e), Sedlewood(e) 1248 Ass Ed3 Surv 1329 MinAcct 1611 FF
  • Seldwode 1327 SR
  • Selewode 1399 MinAcct
  • Sedylwod(e), Sedilwod(e), Sedilwood 1477,1542 MinAcct 1545 LP
  • Seadlewood 1598 Dep
  • Saddlewood 1830 M

Etymology

'Wood near the dwelling', v. sedl , seld (variants of setl ), wudu .