Cadge Wood
Early-attested site in the Parish of Blatherwycke
Historical Forms
- Cagge 1237 Ch
- Caggestedes 1367 For
Etymology
Cadge Wood is Cagge 1237 Ch, Caggestedes 1367For . This name is obscure. The early forms suggest that the vowel was originally short. There is a noun cadge , used in falconry for a frame on which several hawks are carried to be sold, which might have given rise to the name, but the history of that word is uncertain, and it has not before been noted in place-names.