Forwood
Early-attested site in the Parish of Minchinhampton
Historical Forms
- Forewud 1241 FF
- Forewode 1270 Spillm Ric2,1438 Rent
- Fordwode 1247–60 Spillm
- Forwode 1287 Ass 1327 SR 1463 Rent 1542 LP
Etymology
Forwood, Forewud 1241FF , Forewode 1270 Spillm, Ric 2, 1438Rent , Fordwode 1247–60 Spillm, Forwode 1287Ass (p), 1327SR (p), 1463Rent , 1542 LP. 'The wood in front of the village' (v. fore , wudu ); the wood, long cleared, was below Minchinhampton on the south side.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Amberley
- Aston Down
- Besbury Fm
- Box
- Burleigh
- Bury Moor
- Cowcombe Hill & Cowcombe Wood
- Gatcombe
- Hyde
- Longfords Ho
- St Chloe
- Trullwell
Other OS name
- Ball's Green
- Beechknapp
- Black Ditch
- Bubblewell
- The Bulwarks
- Burleigh Court
- Burnt Ash
- Camp Field
- Christow
- Claycombe
- The Close
- Crackstone
- Culver Ho
- Deanley
- The Devil's Churchyard & THe Devil's Elbow
- Dunkerspool
- Field Ho
- The Folly
- Frogmarsh
- Gatcombe Park & Gatcombe Wood
- Gillhays Copse
- Golden Valley
- Gydynap Lane
- Hampton Fields
- Heath Ho
- Highcroft
- Hollybush Fm
- Jacob's Knowle
- The Knap
- Knave-in-Hole
- The Knoll
- The Lammas
- Littleworth
- The Long Stone
- Marley Lane
- New Barn
- Peaches Fm
- Pennyhill Wood
- Quarry Hill
- Ragged Cot
- Scarhill Lane
- Spriggs Well
- Theescombe
- Wall's Quarry
- Well Hill Grove
- Wimberley Mill
- Whitfield's Tump
- Woefuldane Bottom & Woefuldane Fm
- Wood Ho