Hostage Wood
Early-attested site in the Parish of Blatherwycke
Historical Forms
- Haspehege 1227 Cl
- Haspehegge t.Ed3 For
Etymology
Hostage Wood is possibly identical with Haspehege 1227 Cl, Haspehegge t. Ed 3For . If this identification is correct, we seem to have a compound of OE hæpse , 'hasp, fastening,' and hecg, 'hedge,' describing perhaps some locked enclosure.