Woodsfield
Early-attested site in the Parish of Powick
Historical Forms
- Wrdesfelda Hy1 Pat 1377 FF 1251
- Wordefeud, Wordfeld 1249 FF 1291 Tax
- Wordesfeld 1275 SR 1417 ADvi
- Wodisfield, Woodsfield 1541 LP 1628 QSR
Etymology
Here, as in Wordley supra 37 we seem to have an OE pers. name W (e )orð . Hence, 'Weorth's open land,' v. feld .