Wormcliff and Wormwood Fm
Early-attested site in the Parish of Box
Historical Forms
- (a) la Wormeclyve 1274 Ass
- Wornyclive (sic) 1332 SR
- Wormecliffes mede 1558 FF
- Wormecliffe 1629 WIpm
- (b) Wormhirde 1259 WIpm
- atte Wormherd 1312,1345 Ass 1322 FF
- Wormyerd 1391 AddCh
- Wormherde, Wormehurde 1409,1418 FF
- Wormerde 1411 ib
- Wormewood 1684 Recov
Etymology
Wormcliff (6″) and Wormwood Fm appear as (a ) la Wormeclyve 1274Ass (p), Wornyclive (sic)1332SR (p), Wormecliffes mede 1558FF , Wormecliffe 1629 WIpm, and (b ) Wormhirde 1259 WIpm, atte Wormherd 1312, 1345Ass , 1322FF (all p), Wormyerd 1391AddCh , Wormherde , Wormehurde 1409, 1418FF , Wormerde 1411 ib., Wormewood 1684Recov . These places are far apart, but the first element in each is probably OE wyrm , 'worm, snake, dragon,' possibly in the genitive plural form wyrma in the first name. Wormcliff is at the foot of a steep slope and there may have been some legend of a dragon associated with it. v. clif . The second element in Wormwood is geard , 'enclosure,' as in Derriads infra 90, and the name may be descriptive of a snake-infested farm. See Addenda supra xxxix.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Ashley
- Barn Ho
- Ben Mead
- Blue Vein
- Botleaze Wood
- Box Field
- Chapel Barn
- Charlwood
- Ennox Wood
- Folly Fm
- Grove Ho
- Hungerford Bottom
- Inghalls Cottage
- Kingsdown
- Kingsmoor
- Littlefield
- Longlease Cottages
- Middlehill
- Mill Ho
- Old Pits
- Quarry Hill
- Roadhill Wood
- Round Wood
- Stowell Wood
- Totney Firs
- Tyning Cottages
- Washwells
- Weavern Cottages
- Whitewood
- Woodlands