Cloisters Wood
Early-attested site in the Parish of Whitchurch
Historical Forms
- Cloyster Grove 1541 RecStBarts
- the wood hedge of Cloysters 1680 Davenport
Etymology
Cloisters Wood is Cloyster Grove 1541 RecStBarts, the wood hedge of Cloysters 1680 Davenport. The origin of the name is uncertain. It is possibly to be connected with the ownership by the canons of St Bartholomew's, Smithfield.