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.

Autherlands

Early-attested site in the Parish of Mashamshire

Historical Forms

  • Aldolflund 1314 Fount

Etymology

'Aldulf's wood' from the OE  pers. name Aldwulf (LVD) and lundr. For the phonology v. Introduction xxxi.