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.

Oldwood Common

Early-attested site in the Parish of Tenbury

Historical Forms

  • Oldwood 1545 LP
  • Yongewood 1545 LP

Etymology

'Old' in contrast to a lost Yongewood (1545 LP).

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement

Early-attested site