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.

Valdoe

Early-attested site in the Parish of Westhampnett

Historical Forms

  • silva voc. Waldey 1492 Ct

Etymology

Valdoe may be silva voc. Waldey 1492Ct , with curious corruption of initial w to v. v. weald , gehæg and Views Wood infra 392.It was doubtless a piece of Goodwood Park fenced off for hunting.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement