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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.

Beetonswood Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ickenham

Historical Forms

  • Beetons Wood 1754 R
  • Bidun c.1200 RecStBarts

Etymology

Beetonswood Fm is Beetons Wood 1754 R. Cf. Bydonesmede 1367 Misc. The place-name is perhaps to be associated with the family of Ralph de Bidun (c. 1200 RecStBarts), a tenant in Ickenham at that date.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement