Trench Lane and Wood
Early-attested site in the Parish of Huddington
Historical Forms
- Trunchet 1240 WoP
- Trench 1327 SR
- highway called the Trench 1650 Surv
Etymology
The earliest form is probably corrupt and the origin is OF trenche , 'cutting.' The word is evidently used in the first sense given in the NED, viz. path or track cut through a wood or forest. Trench Lane is part of a road from Droitwich through Huddington to Stratford, probably a saltway. It forms the north-east boundary of Trench Wood. The original route may have been through the wood itself for there is a track passing through the wood, parallel to the road and it forms a parish boundary.