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Bodkin Hazel Wood, Bodkin Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Horton

Historical Forms

  • on beaduc hyll 972 BCS1282
  • bosc' in Badecnyl et in Hasele 1287 MinAcct
  • Hasellewood 1633 InqM
  • Bodkin Hazel 1777 M
  • Bodkin Hazle, Bodkin Wood 1830 M

Etymology

Bodkin Hazel Wood, Bodkin Wood, on beaduc hyll 972 BCS 1282, bosc ' in Badecnyl et in Hasele 1287MinAcct , Hasellewood 1633 InqM, Bodkin Hazel 1777 M, Bodkin Hazle , Bodkin Wood 1830 M.'Beaduca's hillock', from the OE  pers.n. B (e )aduca , v. hyll , cnylle , and also hæsel 'hazel-tree'; the modern form has linked the two older wood-names, Badecnyl and Hasele .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement