English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Mucklands Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Marholm

Historical Forms

  • boscus vocatus Muklund 1270 Abbr

Etymology

Mucklands Wood is boscus vocatus Muklund 1270 Abbr. The second element is ON  lundr, 'grove, copse.' The first element may be early ME  muk , 'manure,' a word of Scandinavian origin.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement