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.

Mawsley Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Mawsley

Historical Forms

  • boscum de Malesle 1249 Seld13
  • Maleslewode 1292 Pat

Etymology

Mawsley Wood is boscum de Malesle 1249 Seld 13, Maleslewode 1292 Pat.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement