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Survey of English Place-Names

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Greno Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ecclesfield

Historical Forms

  • Grenowoodsetts 1390 Cust
  • Gre(e)nowfirth 1560,1627 SheffMan
  • Grenenowfurth (sic) 1591 WillY
  • Grennall Firth 1617 FF
  • Grenowe Wood 1618 SheffMan
  • Greenaforth 1665 Visit
  • Grenofirth 1822 Langd

Etymology

Greno Wood, Grenowoodsetts 1390 Cust, Gre (e )nowfirth 1560, 1627 SheffMan, Grenenowfurth (sic)1591 WillY, Grennall Firth 1617 FF, Grenowe Wood 1618 SheffMan, Greenaforth 1665 Visit, Grenofirth 1822 Langd. v. fyrhðe , wudu and Greno Knoll supra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name