Salome Wood
Early-attested site in the Parish of Leighton Bromswold
Historical Forms
- Salne 1227 Ass 1260,1286 Ass 1364 Ch
- Sale 1227,1260 Ass
- Graua de Salem 1248 For
- Salene 1279 RH c.1350 Rams
- Salue (sic) 1284 Cl 1286 QW
- boscus de Salnee 1286 For
- Salewe 1316 FA
- Leyghton cum Salene 1327 SR
- Salengrove 1357 Ipm
- Leighton Salon 1466 IpmR
- Salom Wood 1610 Speed
Etymology
OE (æt þǣm ) sēalum , 'at the willows,' v. sealh . The modern final m and e are quite misleading.