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.

Cumberwood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Chaceley

Historical Forms

  • Cumbranweorð 972 BCS1282 c.1050

Etymology

'Cumbra's enclosure,' v. weorð . The pers. name Cumbra is found also in Cumbranwylle in Salwarpe and in Comberton infra . Cf. also Comberworth (L).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement