Morughyenewode
Field in the Parish of Checkendon
Historical Forms
- Morughyenewode 1416 BC
Etymology
Morughyenewode(this contains OE morgen-gifu, the gift of a husband to his wife on themorning after the wedding; the -n - should clearly be -u -; final elementwudu: for other examples of the term in place-names, v. PN W 186)