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.

Box Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Enstone

Historical Forms

  • Boxwode 1298 Eynsh
  • le Boxe 1300 Wych
  • Box(e) 1356,1425 Dean
  • Boxewood 1672 Bodl

Etymology

Box Wood (6″) is Boxwode 1298 Eynsh, le Boxe 1300 Wych, Box (e )1356, 1425 Dean (p), Boxewood 1672Bodl . v. box , wudu .