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.

Bayford Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bayford

Historical Forms

  • Beyfordwode 1413 DuLa
  • atte Wode 1468 Rental

Etymology

Bayford Wood is Beyfordwode 1413DuLa and near here must have lived Thomas atte Wode (1468 Rental).