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Survey of English Place-Names

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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.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement