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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.

Monk Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Grimley

Historical Forms

  • Monckewod 1240 WoP
  • Monekeswode 1275 SR

Etymology

Grimley belonged to the Priory of Worcester and the wood was held in demesne in the 13th cent. (WoP 47 a ).

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement

Early-attested site