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.

Westwood

Major Settlement in the Parish of Westwood Park

Historical Forms

  • æt Westwuda 972 BCS1284 18th P 1172

Etymology

The name is self-explanatory. The 'wood' was to the west of Droitwich.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site