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.

Upwood

Major Settlement in the Parish of Upwood

Historical Forms

  • Upehude 1086 DB
  • Upwude 1253 BM
  • Upwode 1303 ADvi

Etymology

'Up-wood,' in contrast to the lower woodland on the edge of the fens to the west of the village.

Places in the same Parish

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