Stoke Dry Wood
Early-attested site in the Parish of Stoke Dry
Historical Forms
- Stocwod(e) 1235 Misc 1254 Cl 1255 Pat
- Stokewod' 1269 For
- Coppes called stoke wood within the Forrest of leighe feylde 1553 Surv
- Stockewod Coppyes 1553 ib
- Stockwood Copice 1553 ib
- Stokwood salle sollde this yeare 1553 ib
- Stokwode salle 1553 ib
- Stockwood sale 1611 SP
- Stockwood 1651 VCH 18 Rental
- Stockwood Sale alias Stockwood alias Stockwood Coppice 1677,1694 Deed
- Stockwoods 1729 Surv
- Stock Wood 18 ib
- Stockwood Wood 18 ib
- Stoke End 1824 O
Etymology
The recorded Stokwood salle sollde this yeare is a useful confirmation of the meaning of the woodland term sale 'a division of a wood of which the underwood is cut down and sold', v. Nth 157. Stoke Great Wood is Stoke End 1824 O, v. ende 1 .