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.

Vert Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Laughton

Historical Forms

  • la Ferkthe t.Ed1 Add
  • Verkch 1287 CplM
  • la Ferthe t.Hy5–6 Add
  • Le Verth Wood or le Olde Brule 1524 LP
  • the Vert al. Olde Brouylle 1551 BM

Etymology

A form of OE  fyrhþ with Sussex initial v. For the alternative name v. Broyle supra 355. Both are woodland names.