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.

Eastwood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • del Estwode, de Estwode 1286 WCR 1379 PT
  • Estwood(e) 1536 Rent 1558 Stansf 1591 WillY
  • del Estewode 1364 YDxii,54
  • East(e)wood 1572 YAS 1596 FF 1822 Langd

Etymology

Eastwood, del Estwode , de Estwode 1286 WCR (p), 1379 PT (p), Estwood (e )1536 Rent, 1558 Stansf, 1591 WillY, del Estewode 1364 YD xii, 54, East (e )wood 1572YAS 99, 1596 FFet freq to 1822 Langd. v. ēast , wudu .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement