Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Monwode 1426 BM 1460 IpmR 1515 FF

• Monwood 1605 FF

• Manwood Lye 1575 Ct

• Monwode Lea 1725 B

• atte Monwode 1293 Ass

• atte Monewode 1327,1332 SR

• Mongore 1406 Warwick

• Monelonde 1411 Coventry

• Monefelde 1552 FeeFarmRents

Etymology

Monwood Lea is Monwode 1426 BM, 1460 IpmR, 1515FF , Monwood 1605FF , Manwood Lye 1575Ct , Monwode Lea 1725 B and was the home of Richard atte Monwode (1293Ass ) and Thomas atte Monewode (1327, 1332 SR). mon here is probably WCy mon for man from OE  (ge )mæne , 'common,' the place being on “the utmost skirt” of the parish (Dugdale 748). We may perhaps compare the field-names Mongore (1406Warwick ) in Leek Wootton, Monelonde (1411Coventry ) in Packwood, Monefelde (1552 Fee Farm Rents) in Aston, le Monmore in Oldbury (Wo) 1305Ct and Monmore and Monway (PN St 103).