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.

Southey Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ufford

Historical Forms

  • Suthawe 13th PeterbA
  • bosco de Suthhawe 1330 Ass
  • Souhthawe c.1400 Rental

Etymology

Southey Wood is Suthawe 13thPeterbA , bosco de Suthhawe 1330Ass , Souhthawe c. 1400Rental . 'South enclosure,' v. haga .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement