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.

Home Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Worth

Historical Forms

  • Homwode 1296 SR

Etymology

Home Wood (6″) is the Homwude of 1244 (Misc.) and may be associated with the family of Ralph de Homwode (1296 SR).Possibly the 'home' wood in the manor of Burleigh Arches.v. Homewood supra 258.