English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Calpher Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Easton

Historical Forms

  • boscus de Calfho 1271 FF
  • Calfo 1279 RH

Etymology

'Calf-hill' v. cealf , hoh . The wood is on the side of a hill but a concave one rather than a convex one such as is usually called a hoh . There is a hoh in the usual sense just to the north-west of the wood and one cannot of course be sure from exactly which spot the wood took its name.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement