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.

Ewood Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Newdigate

Historical Forms

  • Iwode 1364 SACvi
  • Ywode 1465 Pat
  • Ywood c.1470 Norfolk
  • Ewode 1477 IpmR
  • Iwood t.Eliz ChancP

Etymology

Ewood Fm is Iwode 1364 SAC vi, Ywode 1465 Pat, Ywood c. 1470Norfolk , Ewode 1477 IpmR, Iwood t. Eliz ChancP.'Yew wood.' Cf. Ewhurst infra 237.