Stow Wood
Major Settlement in the Parish of Beckley and Stowood
Historical Forms
- Stawode c.1142 Frid c.1425 Frid 1270 c.1425
- Stowde 1233 Cl
- Stowwode 1240–1 Ass
- Stouwewod 1298 Eynsh
- Stouwode 1349 Ipm 1366 Cl
- Stouwod 1362 Cl
- Stauwode 1362 Cl
Etymology
'Stony wood,' OE stān-wudu. Cf. Stowford Fm (188) and Stanton St John (187–8), both adjacent places.