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.

Hambleton Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Leatherhead

Historical Forms

  • Hameldon t.Hy8 Rental
  • coppice called Hambledons 1629 Survey

Etymology

Hambleton Wood (6″) is Hameldon t. Hy 8Rental , coppice called Hambledons 1629Survey . The wood is on a steep, deep- cut hill. Cf. Hambledon infra 202.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement